The latter is almost a spent force.

后者几乎是强弩之末。

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They are not yet a spent force, but time is running out for them very quickly.

他们还未到强弩之末，但是时机在快速驱离他们。

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Consumers are not the spent force they are elsewhere so there ought to be some pent-up demand.

消费者的购买力也不是别处一般的强弩之末，所以应该存在一些被压抑的需求可以释放。

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That is, they have provided in-depth coverage of one spent force repressing another spent force.

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