A major slowdown could incite social unrest, alienate business interests and threaten the party's rule.

如果经济增长速度显著放慢，就将引发社会不稳定，打击商业利益，威胁党的统治。

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With the slowdown in property development, they've lost a major chunk of revenue.

随着地产开发速度的降低，他们将损失一大笔收入。

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Fears of a sharp global economic slowdown gripped European markets, with all the major trading centers showing volatility.

由于欧洲市场充满了对全球经济急剧放缓的担忧，欧洲所有主要股票交易市场都出现波动。

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To combat a severe economic slowdown, governments of major economies sharply boosted spending to stimulate activity.

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Even a slowdown at the border would have a major impact on both countries.

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"I think the U.S. is heading for a major slowdown and that that is going to affect growth everywhere!"

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India, Asia's third-biggest economy, is suffering a major slowdown, hurt by high inflation and wide fiscal and current account deficits.

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But the optimism didn't extend to the market for initial public offerings, at least not for most sectors, after a major summer slowdown and erratic public-market performance that followed some seemingly successful debuts.

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