The potential for less leverage — or borrowed money — at play in the oil-futures market has already helped spark a sharp fall in oil prices, which have lost about 20% of their value this month.

石油期货市场杠杆操作减少的前景已经拖累油价大幅下跌，本月油价已累计下跌约20%。

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That a quarter of high-tech elites fall into this category, he said, shows untapped potential for companies that can design next-generation applications to pique this group's interest.

他说，有四分之一的科技精锐们都属于这一类，这表明对于能够开发下一代应用的公司来说存在激发这群用户兴趣的未开发出的潜力。

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Proper fall protection shall be in use when working from a position where there is a potential for falling.

从事的工作有可能从较高位置处跌落时必须穿戴好要求的防跌落用具。

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As a result, there is a potential for a large fall of snow.

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If not reversed, these developments, together with a pace of growth that is likely to fall short of potential for a time, should lead inflation to moderate later this year and next year.

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As recently as last fall, Wachovia was seen as a potential savior, particularly for Merrill Lynch, which is said to have approached it about a merger as the losses mounted on its exposure to credit derivatives.

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