The Gini index, a measure of income inequality, fell from 0.58 to 0.54, a large fall by this measure.

衡量收入差异的基尼系数从0.58降至0.54, 是一次瞩目的进步。

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In all, the number of prisoners in state lock-ups fell by 0.3% in 2009, the first fall since 1972.

总之，2009年州监狱在押人数下降了0.3%，是自1972年以来的首次下降。

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More typically, payments went from being regular to being erratic: borrowers fell behind, then became current again, only to fall behind once more.

更典型的是，贷款偿付会从有规有律变得飘忽不定：贷款者延期支付，之后又当期付清，但只会再次延期。

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The mining group reported a 22% fall in first-half profit as metals prices fell and spoke of near-term uncertainty, but said it was confident about demand in the long run.

WSJ: European Stocks Rise as Markets Close

Last fall Berkshire announced that if the per-share book value fell below 110% of the stock price (1.1x the stock price) the company would step in and repurchase shares.

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When Wall Street went into meltdown last fall, the bottom fell out of the exotic-instrument market, and many of Harvard's private-equity investments proved to be unsalable--that is, worthless, at least temporarily.

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