Their basic criticism was that prisons do not reduce the crime rate, they cause recidivism.

他们的基本评论为：监狱的存在无法降低犯罪率，它只能引发重犯。

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But the bears' metabolisms plunged down to even more energy-saving zones, averaging only 25 percent of the basic summer rate.

但黑熊的新陈代谢率却甚至直降到了储能区以下，平均仅为夏天基础代谢率的25%。

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As with other hot emerging markets, India is trying to contain inflation. Brazil recently upped its basic rate to 12.5%.

像其他的火热的新兴市场，印度正在试图容纳通货膨胀，巴西最近提高了它的基本利率到了12.5%。

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For some reason people associate the word 'basic' with 'universal' and assume that everyone is entitled to the full-rate basic state pension when they achieve whatever retirement age is relevant for them to be entitled to payment.

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The Conservatives' proposal essentially removes this limit and extends the tax privilege to all lower-rate and basic-rate income-tax payers who receive interest on their deposits.

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But the dividends are received by investors as if they have already paid basic rate income tax (the corporation tax rate is about the same as the basic income tax rate).

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