The term business cycle is used to describe the ups and downs in general business activity that recur over time.

商业周期这个术语用来描写每隔一段时间发生的一般商业活动的扩展和收缩。

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To Lyman's notion the general impression of this centre of the life was not one of strenuous business activity.

在莱门的心目中，这城市生活的中心给他的总的印象却不是什么奋发有力的商业动态。

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The steel industry's business cycles reflect the general economic activity of a nation.

钢铁行业的商业周期往往能反映一个国家的整体经济活动情况。

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Business conditions for mid-Atlantic manufacturers remain barely positive this month, as the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's index of general business activity slowed in April from March.

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On the domestic front, business activity among Texas-area manufacturers is expanding at a slower rate this month than in January, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' general business activity index.

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It should be noted, however, that increasing the cost of Business and General Aviation (such as charging higher user fees) would reduce activity levels in this form of air transportation.

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