Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials.

为补偿原料成本的增加而提高了价格。

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In spite of such temporary measures, soaring food prices and spreading hunger in many other countries are beginning to break down the social order.

尽管采取了这些临时措施，在许多其他国家，飙升的食品价格和蔓延的饥饿正开始破坏社会秩序。

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The high prices encouraged the peasants to improve their animal husbandry techniques; for example, they began feeding their animals indoors in order to raise the milk yield of their cows.

高昂的价格鼓励农民提高畜牧业技术；例如，为了提高奶牛的产奶量，他们开始在室内喂养动物。

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