In the last couple of years, when deflation was perceived by many to be a greater threat than inflation, the index was of little value.

在过去两年中，当通货紧缩比通货膨胀更为许多人所感受到时，这一指数基本上没有了用武之地。

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These precautions might seem like overkill, but we found that a poorly prepared customer demonstration yielded little value and was a poor use of our time and budget.

这些防范措施看起来似乎有些过分，但是我们发现一个准备不充分的客户演示将产生很少的价值，并且是浪费时间和项目预算的。

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It was clear that if the bubble got deflated even a little, many mortgages would end up under water - with the price less than the value of the mortgage.

很明显只要只要这些泡沫破灭一丁点，更多的抵押贷款就会以失败终结—以低于贷款价值的价格。

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In that despatch Mr Chun reportedly says some Chinese officials were willing to "face the new reality" that North Korea was of little value to China as a buffer state.

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University of Nairobi academic Herman Manyora told the BBC the debate was of little value as Kenyan had an insignificant middle-class that would have been influenced by the performance of some of the candidates.

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Other member of the subcommittee and I appreciated this point, but believed that the first letter was of limited or little value.

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