Also keep alert for Australian building approvals on Wednesday and PMI data out of China on Thursday despite a national holiday.

请同样关注澳大利亚定于周三出炉的营建许可，还有中国将于周四揭晓采购经理人指数，虽然接下来将迎来国庆假期。

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For example in Swaziland, just 17% of the country's total budget for AIDS was spent on prevention despite a national HIV prevalence rate of 26%.

例如在斯威士兰，尽管全国艾滋病毒流行率为26%，但国家艾滋病总预算中仅有17%用于预防。

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Belgium has a pretty dynamic business sector (at least in Dutch-speaking Flanders). It has pulled off some quite big reforms over the years, despite a national inclination for cosy compromise.

比利时的商业是相当有活力的（至少在《荷兰语中的佛兰德》一书中是这样说的）。

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Despite competing all season with an injured groin, Gay won the silver medal in the 100 meters on Sunday with a national record time of 9.71 seconds.

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President Medvedev says Russia will devote considerable resources to develop and purchase new weapons, despite a tight national budget affected by the declining price of Russian oil exports.

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Indeed, despite a national outpouring of grief, the senseless attack aroused surprisingly few public demonstrations of wrath with the North.

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Despite a national unemployment rate of 9.6%, the National Retail Federation is forecasting a 2.3% increase in holiday sales this year and analysts expect consumers to purchase at least one or two trendy gadgets.

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Despite a lower national average, foreclosure activity is actually still on the rise in half of the country.

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