When the trend turns up, it will be weak, with continued high unemployment discouraging consumers from spending and businesses balking at major purchases until they ve cleared their books of debt.

这种趋势一开始会很微弱，随着失业率的增高，会使消费者对开支和商业上的大宗购买感到沮丧。直到他们清理了自己的债务册。

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When the trend turns up, it will be weak, with continued high unemployment discouraging consumers from spending and businesses balking at major purchases until they've cleared their books of debt.

这种趋势一开始会很微弱，随着失业率的增高，会使消费者对开支和商业上的大宗购买感到沮丧。直到他们清理了自己的债务册。

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Banks are balking at rewriting mortgages, despite incentives to do so.

银行正在逃避重写抵押贷款，尽管他们有动机这么做。

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In the summer of 2006, Jeff Kronthal, a senior executive in Merrill Lynch's (nyse: MER - news - people ) structured products group, was fired after reportedly balking at then-Chief Executive Stanley O'Neal's demands that the firm get more aggressive in its risk-taking with mortgage securities.

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But companies seem to be balking at the cost--or keeping quiet out of fear they'd only be making it easier for the other side.

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Georgianna Edwards says a six-week "biggest-loser" challenge she entered with 11 co-workers caused tension when some participants who didn't make progress started criticizing others' diets and balking at weekly weigh-ins.

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