Prices for basic foodstuffs have risen steeply, with sugar and maize meal costing double since the election.

基本食品的价格出现急剧上升，糖与玉米粉的价格自选举以来翻了一倍。

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After the election, which happened on November 4th, the double-participants were approached a third time, again with the offer of a $15 reward; 191 participated.

大选之后，恰巧在11月4日，研究者第三次联系了前两次问卷的参与者，又给他们15美元的礼券，191人参加了问卷调查。

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The odds ought to favour a double election: opinion polls suggest that Mr Koizumi's reform-minded cabinet enjoys the support of almost every voter in Japan.

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Some of this may be the necessary double-speak of an election campaign.

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