Located near the base of the neck, the thyroid is a large endocrine gland that produces hormones that help control growth and metabolism.

甲状腺位于颈部的底部附近，是一个很大的内分泌腺体，它产生激素，协助控制生长和新陈代谢。

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That kind of comparison should in theory eliminate the base effect of comparing growth with early 2009, though not all economists are convinced by the central bank's estimates.

这种比较在理论上消除了与2009年初经济增长相比产生的基数效应，尽管并非所有的经济学家都确信央行的数据估算。

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Similarly, as was the case with Japan, monetary-base growth has exploded in the U.S. over the past year courtesy of the Fed, while bank lending is d eclining.

同样，在美联储过去一年的姑息之下，美国的货币基础也像当年的日本一样呈现爆发式增长，而银行放贷却在不断下降。

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They incentivize for a short-term goal of delivering greater than budgeted results, rather than for base-store profit growth year over year.

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After all, the longer the current stagnation continues the greater is the risk that the U.K. will become a zombie economy, with the capital stock depleted through underinvestment and the skill-base eroded, damaging long-termcompetitiveness and growth.

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For example, the Conference Board in the November 2012 Global Outlook (see chart below) forecasted an annualized growth rate of 2.3% in its base case for the years 2013-208 and a further reduced annualized growth rate projection of 2.0% in its base case for the years 2019-2025, representing a distribution of roughly 18% of overall World output.

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