New foreclosures were 17.7% lower in the first quarter than they had been at the end of 2010, and household delinquency improved for a fifth consecutive quarter.

与2010年底相比，第一季度新的止赎房屋少了17.7%，住户还款滞纳率则连续五个季度得到改善。

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But they are also more susceptible to depression: a fifth to a quarter of women experience depression at some point in their lives, compared with around a tenth of men.

但是她们更容易抑郁：五分之一到四分之一的女人会在人生的某一时刻经历抑郁，而男人抑郁的比例仅为十分之一左右。

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A third of all bread, a quarter of fruit and a fifth of vegetables-all are thrown out uneaten.

三分之一的面包，四分之一的水果和五分之一的蔬菜，都是吃还没有吃就扔掉了。

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So the economy is actually contracting -- would have been contracting for a fifth quarter, fifth consecutive quarter.

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Late in the evening, a finance ministry official said an accord was "very close, " and would likely include a hefty tax of a fifth to a quarter of deposits over 100, 000 euros at the country's troubled largest lender, Bank of Cyprus.

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Some firms are already talking about raising their prices for a fifth consecutive quarter when contracts are reviewed in January.

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