Prices in the shops have hit the ceiling over the last few weeks.

上几个星期，商店的价格涨得出奇的高。

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The government has set a wages and prices ceiling of 10%.

那一年，管理层对工资的增长率设定了一个上限。

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If an agreement is reached on lifting the U.S. debt ceiling, prices could pull back, but buying interest under the market will limit the downside for gold prices, market watchers said.

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My bet is that management will begin to see the value of the company tied to annual performance, and the ceiling for stock prices will surely rise.

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So, failure to raise the debt ceiling would cause housing prices and gasoline to fall, -precipitously.

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