The underlying assumption was that the time saved would be used instead for activities that would improve the social and economic development of the communities.
相反，潜在假设是节省下来的时间将用于促进社区的社会和经济发展活动。
There was a loss of confidence in the time of an economic crisis, and people wanted to withdraw their money from the banks.
在经济危机时期，人们失去了信心，想从银行把钱取出来。
Economic inequality is the "defining challenge of our time", President Barack Obama declared in a speech last month to the Center for American Progress.
美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马上月在美国发展中心的一次演讲中宣称，经济不平等是“我们这个时代的决定性挑战”。
It would be the first time in human history that economic necessity has prevailed over military aggrandizement.
经济需要压过了军事扩张，这将是人类有史以来的第一次。
These women may improve their status in relation to men but at the same time may experience no improvement in their economic standing.
这些妇女可能提高她们相对于男子的地位，但与此同时，她们的经济地位可能没有改善。
At the same time, we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world.
与此同时，当我们在世界市场上购买最便宜的能源，并在世界各地进行能源贸易时，我们获得了巨大的经济利益。
In economic work, we should pay attention to opening up the source and regulating the flow from time to time.
在经济工作中，应该经常注意开源节流。
Although the main perceived threat varies by time and place—from climate change to economic recession—the general mood is a bit despondent.
尽管感觉到的主要威胁因时因地而不断变化——从气候变化到经济衰退——人们的普遍情绪还是有点沮丧；
In fact, given that traditional economic forecasts miss structural breaks all the time, it is both difficult to achieve and useful.
事实上，考虑到传统经济预测始终忽略了结构性突变，这种预测不仅难度很大，也很有用。
It is time to soften the economic pressure and negotiate a detailed promise of statehood that Mr Abbas can take to his people.
是时候放松经济压力以及就建国承诺细节进行谈判了，这样阿巴斯先生也好带着这个承诺回去给他的国民一个交待。
Americans go to the polls next month to cast their votes against during a time of continued economic distress and unresolved conflicts across the Middle East.
美国人下个月初将参加中期选举投票。在中期选举来临之际，美国的经济困境依然在继续，中东地区的冲突依然没有解决。
Now, just a year later — a time of the exact same economic uncertainty — Rosenfeld clearly feels much differently.
现在，仅仅一年之后——虽然经济形势仍与一年前如出一辙——罗森菲尔德的看法已是大有不同。
At the same time, other indicators also show that economic activities are sharply slowing down.
与此同时，其它指标表明，经济活动正在快速减缓。
Mr Obama had a relatively easy time communicating the value of the recent economic stimulus package.
奥巴马在表述最近出台的经济刺激计划的价值方面，也拥有过一段相对轻松的时期。
This is the first time the statistics agency has published quarter-on-quarter economic growth data, which analysts say is a better gauge of the economy's momentum.
这是统计局首次发布的当季经济环比增长数据，分析家称这将更好地衡量经济趋势。
It's built on an economic model that says most of the time most of us.
它是建立在一种经济模式，说，我们大多数时候大部分。
Now plants close all the time, such closure is the evident of economic trends or microeconomic choices?
现在工厂随时能关闭，这种倒闭是经济趋势的证据,还是微观经济的选择？
Some hark back to the 150 years after 1700, the last time when Japan's population and economic growth stagnated.
有些人提及150年前即1700年左右，那是日本人口和经济增长都停滞的最后一个时期。
The Tories are mocked for esoterically espousing a vision of society at a time when the most pressing issues are economic.
托利党人因为某一时期最紧急的问题是经济时却秘密支持某种社会状态而受到人们的嘲弄。
The good Mr Sarkozy could yet jolt the French out of their long economic decline. He has time on his side.
一个好的萨科奇仍然能够将法国推出长期经济下滑的绝境，他有足够的时间。
The International Monetary Fund says many Asian economies are to continue to tumble this year and will take some time to recover from the global economic slow-down.
国际货币基金组织星期三表示，许多亚洲经济体今年仍将面临坎坷前景，还需要一段时间才能从全球经济衰退中复苏。
The need for guidance in this area has become all the more pressing at a time of global economic downturn and rising health care costs.
在全球经济低迷和卫生保健费用不断增加的环境下，对在此领域获得指导的需求变得更为急迫。
Although imperfect, these central bank actions have been helpful in moderating the severity of economic cycles over time.
尽管这些央行的行为不尽完美，总的来说它们确实有助于缓解经济周期的严重性。
At the same time higher commodity prices are giving increased economic power to countries that dislike American hegemony.
同时，大宗商品的高价正在使那些不喜欢美国霸权的国家经济能力得以增长。
The establishment of a new financial architecture, thus, is the essential policy response to the greatest economic challenge of our time.
面对我们这个时代最严重的经济危机，我们需要建立一套全新的金融体系，这是应对策略中的第一要务。
The establishment of a new financial architecture, thus, is the essential policy response to the greatest economic challenge of our time.
面对我们这个时代最严重的经济危机，我们需要建立一套全新的金融体系，这是应对策略中的第一要务。
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