Its workforce will shrink to fit a contracting economy, just as it grew to fit an expanding one.

其劳动力将缩小到适合收缩经济的水平，正如它过去增长到适应膨胀的经济一样。

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Collapsing share prices, a contracting economy, unrealistic expectations on the part of sellers and, finally, restrictions from regulators crushed the IPO market.

因为股价暴跌，经济紧缩，卖方预期过高，以及市场管束都使得首次公开发行市场一片低迷。

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Germany's economy is contracting sharply. It requires emergency aid to sustain confidence and prevent a collapse of demand.

德国经济正在迅速收缩，需要紧急手段以维持信心并阻止需求崩溃。

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But it is a sufficient condition: it happening will lead to a contracting economy.

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And so the policies we put in place have reversed a contracting economy.

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The possibility of new elections in the context of a sharply contracting economy could unsettle the calm waters of European sovereign debt.

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