They are a vital part of an array of data that we use to assess if we're doing well or doing badly, and that in turn shapes government policies and corporate budgets and personal spending decisions.

它们是一系列数据的重要组成部分，我们用这些数据来评估自己的表现是好是坏，进而影响政府政策、企业预算和个人支出决定。

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Its place in corporate budgets is growing, and employees have an increasing interest in how the company they work for contributes to society at large.

其希望寄托于企业增加预算，寄托于员工对其服务的公司如何为全社会做贡献的兴趣越来越浓厚。

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It also seemed like a fair trade; the talent brought on short-term got to work with big corporate budgets, while permanent staffers got new faces to look at and a change of pace.

表面看起来是公平的交易：专才通过短期工作和大公司预算结合，而永久雇员也能看看新鲜，体会不同的工作节奏。

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One dollar out of every four in corporate budgets is now being set aside for IT projects, Rubin said.

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Business travelers that have generous corporate budgets and diverse destinations will probably want to rent a phone at the airport, or perhaps buy a world phone and ask their IT departments to ensure seamless use abroad.

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Corporate entertainment budgets may shrink in the wake of the scandals, but many observers are pessimistic about more wholesale changes.

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