The chief reason for the higher number is a big increase in tobacco prices due to federal tax increases.

指数增长的主要原因是由联邦纳税增加导致的烟草价格大幅上涨。

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But as chief executive of AstraZeneca, a big British drugs firm, his brimming self-confidence is a reminder of the genuine long-term promise of the pharmaceuticals industry.

但身为英国大型制药公司阿斯利康的首席执行官，满怀自信的他表明了制药业的远期前景。

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“Short-term weight loss is not a particularly big trick, ” says James Pope, the chief science officer for Healthways. “Long-term weight loss is.”

健康之路的首席科学家 詹姆斯 蒲伯说道， “短期减肥不是特别的好把戏，长期减肥才是。”

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There are indeed dangers in Mr Willes's plan (would you write a hard-hitting story on Hollywood, if your department head was wooing a big studio chief?).

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That growth got a big assist from Chief Executive Leonard Fluxman's push into products, training and resorts.

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While Lilliputian hasn't announced an agreement with a big manufacturer, Chief Executive Kenneth Lazarus says he's talking to most of them.

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