If they lose a big one, they are likely to fall into sharp loss.

如果失去一位大客户，它们就很可能陷入大幅亏损。

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Serials of naphthalin and tripolycyanamide have low water reducing efficiency, bad flow degree under low water cement ratio and sharp loss of concrete slump.

萘系与三聚氰胺系减水率较低，在低水灰比下流动性较差且坍落度损失较大，不利于商品混凝土的运输和施工。

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But the industry has suffered not just from the strength of the Aussie dollar but also a sharp loss of visitors from tsunami-hit Japan and flooding that hit large swathes of Queensland.

但旅游行业遭到多重打击，不仅澳元升值，而且海啸发生后日本游客数量大幅下降，昆士兰州大片地区也遭遇了洪涝灾害。

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Still, it was a sharp loss for his Democratic Party.

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Saying the difference between a sharp recession and a depression is a loss of faith, economist Mark Zandi said a restoration of confidence will be key to recovery.

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Zara made a small profit in the year to the end of January 2010, after recording a sharp loss during the previous year.

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Sharp's net loss shrank to 36.7bn yen, from 173.6bn yen a year earlier.

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In short, the loss came as expenses rose faster than revenue, while the per share loss resulted from a sharp increase in the number of shares outstanding.

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