Now these segments are looking at slower growth curves—or shrinking markets in some cases—as consumers are not as eager to spend money on new gadgets.

现在，由于消费者不那么热衷于花钱购买新的小玩意，这些细分市场的增长曲线出现了放缓，在某些情况下甚至出现了市场萎缩。

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Regardless of whichside of the debate you are on, shrinking airline capacity hasaggravated the issue with passengers of all sizes facing more tightlypacked flights and cramped seating.

姑且不论你站在辩论的哪头，日益缩减的航线运力也激化了这个矛盾，比如所有乘客无论大小号都要面对更拥挤的航班和狭窄的座位。

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On shrinking islands, families are already being forced to flee their homes as climate refugees.

在面积不断缩小的岛屿上，岛上的住户已经被迫背井离乡，沦为气候难民。

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has repeatedly indicated that he believes the United States must focus its shrinking defense resources on fighting counter-insurgency operations like today's conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. (The latter, of course, continues, even though Mr. Obama has unilaterally declared an "end to combat operations" there - the triumph of a campaign promise over conditions-on-the-ground-based considerations or national interests).

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High-cost cities (mainly on the coasts) had a shrinking information advantage over low-cost cities and towns (mainly in the boonies).

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The pressures are only going to increase as CMOs live on a planet rapidly expanding with social and web data they are struggling to explore and CIOs live on a rapidly shrinking planet (budget-wise), but struggling to manage a more demanding and complex IT environment.

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