But the debt crisis has thrown a spanner in the works, because public-sector jobs in many countries have been drastically cut back.

但债务危机对这些工作造成了沉重打击，原因是许多国家公共部门都大规模裁员。

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But now West says the price of oil is catching up to them, and they may soon have to drastically cut back their spending on services. The catalyst is the Banks.

维斯特认为，如今油价对油气开采公司形成倒逼，这些公司也许很快就得大幅削减服务支出，而银行将成为催化剂。

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Since I first read about such issues a few years ago, I've drastically cut back on the products I use - eliminating things like perfume, nail polish, mascara, and fancy skin creams.

既然我在几年前就第一次阅读到了这些问题，所以我已经大量消减了所使用的产品——去掉了一些像是香水、指甲油、睫毛膏和钟爱的润肤霜。

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Don't follow analysts' advice to drastically cut back on the number of new facilities--or if there is a slowdown, don't make it permanent.

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The decision to drastically cut back in Florida came after the hurricane season of 2004, when four hurricanes hit Florida, wiping out all the profits earned by Allstate in the state since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

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In 2007, household debt relative to income peaked at the highest level since 1928. (Uh oh.) When the housing market crashed, consumers were stranded with unsustainable debts, and until those debts are reduced, consumers will drastically cut back their spending.

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