Why it does so is unclear, as is the exact size of the "host effect"—which is why, for economists, predicting how many medals Britain will bag is the equivalent of winning the 100-metre dash.

不过其中的原因并不清楚，这就好比经济学家们并不知道“主场效应”具体能发挥多大的作用一样。 因此，对他们来说，预测出英国今年能够包揽奖牌的数量就相当于赢得了这项百米冲刺的冠军一样。

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The continued growth in remittances in 2008 May not reflect their resilience to recession so much as the fact that it takes a few months for changes in host economies to have an effect.

2008年汇款的持续增长没有反映他们抵御衰退的一些事实，因为它需要几个月的变化对东道国经济产生影响。

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One side effect of using it is that in its default mode, both the meeting host and the first person to join will get the acceptance requests from every other person wishing to join the session.

使用它有一个副作用：在默认模式中，会议的主持人和第一个加入者会收到其他每个希望加入会议的人员的接受请求。

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And then there's a final kind of toss-in effect, which is the host country effect.

NPR: Using Economics To Predict Olympic Medal Standings

But that's mostly the host country effect.

NPR: Using Economics To Predict Olympic Medal Standings

The sanctions, due to go into effect on Friday, will restrict Libyan organisations that hold stakes in a host of European companies, AP news agency reported.

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