WHEN the Internet took off in the mid-1990s, it was often claimed that it would improve price transparency, cut out middlemen and make markets more efficient.

随着1990年代中期互联网的蓬勃发展，大家都认为它会提高价格透明度、减少中间商进而提高市场效率。

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In 2006, Western European consumers noticed a drop in gas pipeline pressure after Russia cut supplies to Ukraine in a similar mid-winter payment dispute.

2006年，西欧消费者注意到，俄罗斯在进入冬季之后和乌克兰在付款问题上发生了类似的争吵，然后俄罗斯切断了对乌克兰的天然气供应，输气管道的压力出现下降。

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According to Jean-Sebastien, the idea is to cut the 1.0 release branch mid September to get a 1.0 release out by the end of September.

据Jean - Sebastien的意思，想法是九月中旬剥离1.0发行版分支，而九月末放出1.0版本。

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West was cut off mid-speech after he criticised Mr Bush, and the cameras switched to comedian Chris Tucker.

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It only intensified when he said that he wanted to be somewhere "where I am wanted" in a postgame interview with England's ITV before being cut off mid-sentence for an advertising break.

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"The U.S. commitment to specific, mid-term emission cut targets and China's commitment to specific action on energy efficiency can unlock two of the last doors to a comprehensive agreement, " Yvo de Boer said.

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