Indeed, the main cause of the dollar's recent slide has been the ECB's refusal to cut interest rates (because of its inflation concerns) while the Fed is slashing rates to support growth.

的确，美元最近下滑的主要原因是欧洲央行拒绝降低利率(出于通胀的考虑)，但是美联储却要减息支持经济增长。

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Her appeals for funds to support the cause were met with blank refusal.

她为这一事业筹集资金的呼吁遭到了断然拒绝。

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Discrepancies might cause delay of shipment or refusal of payment .

异议会造成延迟交货或对方拒付。

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Attempts to skirt Facebook's right of first refusal can cause prices to rise.

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Though foreign jihadists and meddlesome neighbours add to the violence, its main cause is the refusal of Iraq's own Sunni minority to accept a new order dominated by Shias and the reluctance of the Shias to make the concessions that could change the Sunnis' minds.

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In summary, you may want to try to figure out the reason for your mother-in-law's bath refusal and then address the underlying cause to encourage her to bathe more often.

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