The top limit of accumulated payment for the employee in a year is set at about 4 times of the average salary of all employees in this city in previous year.

一个年度内支付给职工的费用累计最高支付限额按上一年本市职工平均工资的4倍左右确定。

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That claim is false, however, since according to Moviemania's own sales figures, Moviemania sold 5 percent more popcorn last year than in the previous year.

然而，这种说法是错误的，因为根据 Moviemania 自己的销售数据，去年的爆米花销量比前一年多了5%。

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The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year.

那家公司与前任审计员已打了整整一年的官司。

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Defense Intelligence Agency Director General Michael Maples noted Taliban attacks in 2008 were up by 55 percent over the previous year.

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In previous years we were even higher, so this was low this year.

前几年的答案比这更高,今年还是比较低的年份

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In September,the United Nations said the estimated number of deaths of children under age five had dropped from the previous year.

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The study also found that economies in Africa implemented more positive reforms in the past year than in any previous year on record.

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In fact, more businesses started last year than in the previous year.

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He thought he might get in the previous year in tandem with one of his former players, Curtis Martin.

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