One important distinction between the income statement and the balance sheet is that between stocks and flows.

损益表和资产负债表的一个重要区别在于贮备和流动。

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But food is a physical commodity, and plays in the financial markets can only move the price to the extent that they affect physical flows and stocks.

但是食品是实物商品，金融市场的炒作对价格的影响只能到波及到实体流和库存。

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The Limits to Growth model is woven out of an impressive web of "stocks" and "flows."

增长的极限模型一张用各种“库存”与“流”编结而成、给人深刻印象的网。

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Upon reflection, policy is best defined using current-period accounting of carbon stocks and flows, ideally with direct, measurement-based, verifiable tallies of GHG emissions from the production and use of all fuels and feedstocks.

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Hybrids between the two, like preferred stocks and convertible bonds offer future cash flows which are partly fixed and partly variable.

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The analysis includes stocks with sustainable cash flows and dividend payments.

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