The projections suggest a flattening off and then a slight decline in the foreseeable future.

在可预见的未来，人口预期是维持平缓水平然后缓慢下降。

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The GAO tape, for instance, doesn’t name the companies its fake callers are consulting. The result is a flattening effect that conflates all the companies with each other.

比方说，GAO在磁带中没有说出那些假冒致电者所咨询的公司的名称，其结果是给所有的这些公司带来了一次拉平效应，让它们统统被混为一谈。

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You will need a marked rope or a 100ft measuring tape to mark out the site, and a foot-wide wooden board about 4ft long to do the flattening.

准备一条有标记的绳子或者是100英尺的卷尺，用来给场地划定界限。准备一个与脚同宽，长约4英尺的木板，用以压倒麦秆。

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So much for the idea of a flattening yield curve bringing investors to the risk table.

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