The economic crisis will delay efforts to close the gap. But with hard work it can be done.

经济危机将延缓消除差距的行动，但只要努力就可以实现。

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It has begun to close the gap: it was one of very few large Banks to expand lending last year.

这一差距不断缩小：该行是去年增加贷款的为数不多的银行之一。

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A big one is to close the gap between practice and competition. Meaning, practice under stress.

一个重要的建议是缩小练习和实际生活的差距，也就是练习在压力下的生活。

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Why the 50 year timeframe to close the gap to where we are today?

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So much so that it is hard to imagine spending cuts sufficient to close the gap.

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"But we expect it would take some time to close the gap, " he added.

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