People sure like to talk about the competition between these two companies–which makes sense, since it's been going on for at least thirty years–but it's really been pretty quiet in recent years.

人们对于这两家公司之间的竞争一直以来都津津乐道——都争了三十几年了，这也见怪不怪——但是近年来人们开始对这个话题失去兴趣了。

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Plastic bag use plummets in supermarkets since 2006Use of carrier bags down 43% in four years, says Waste &Resources Action Programme, but recent figures show fresh rise

Waste &Resource Action Programme (WRAP废物及资源行动计划)组织称塑料袋使用在过去的4年中下降43%，但是最近的数据表明出现增长回头趋势。

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But it is hard to explain the recent weakness of the dollar in this way, since the deficit is lower than it was three years ago.

但是很难解释美元这样的疲软状态，因为赤字低于3年前。

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Some offshore centers such as Isle of Man and the Cayman Island fell in the listing over recent years but have since recovered Jersey and Guernsey remain the leading offshore centers.

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But since 1986 or so, and particularly in recent years, they have diverged.

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Kansas City is one of only 15 cities with a population of at least 200, 000 in 1950 that saw substantial population losses since World War II but have rebounded in recent years, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by Jordan Rappaport, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

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