从1980年的人口普查中可以看出，随着美国东北部和中西部的人口增长接近停滞，地区间的竞争越来越激烈。
Emerging from the 1980 census is the picture of a nation developing more and more regional competition, as population growth in the Northeast and Midwest reaches a near standstill.
这是很奇怪的。 因为在上一个十年中，英国稳定的经济增长、物价水平和竞争性市场应该能够带来大量利润。
This is puzzling, because Britain's steadily growing economy, stable prices and competitive markets ought to have brought substantial gains in the past decade.
一般说来，造纸行业可能是个糟透了的产业，不宜涉入从事，但在不断增长的市场中，情况却并非如此，因为潜在的竞争者业已惊慌失措。
The paper industry may, as a general rule, be a rotten business to be in, but not in a growing market where potential competitors have lost their nerve.
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