To compete effectively in international markets, a nation's businesses must sustain investment in intangible as well as physical assets.

为了在国际市场上有效地竞争，一个国家的企业必须维持对无形资产和有形资产的投资。

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ALI MOKDAD: "A long-term investment in their community to increase physical activity and improve diet are needed in this country.

ALI MOKDAD：“国家需要在增加体育活动和改善饮食方面进行长期投资。”

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Given China's high investment, it is not surprising that India's accumulation of physical capital contributed less than half the growth of China's.

鉴于中国投资额很高，无怪乎印度有形资本增长的总和不及中国的一半。

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So a given level of physical investment has cost less than had been thought.

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Returning to our current debacle, physical investment started a sustained and soon-to-be precipitous decline just before mid-year of 2007.

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Expansions occur when firms engage in high rates of physical investment.

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