If the concept of efficiency is worthless even for each individual, it is a fortiori in far worse straits when the economist employs it in an additive way for all of society.

如果效率的概念甚至对个人都一钱不值，当经济学家用加总全社会的方法来使用这个概念时，就太不着边际了。

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Impulse spending, on eating out and shopping and online purchases, is a big drain on our finances, the biggest budget breaker for many, and a sure way to be in dire financial straits.

外出就餐、血拼以及网上购物，冲动消费成了财务上的一大支出，同时也是打乱财政预算的头号敌人，当然也是导致我们陷入财政困境的原因之一。

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The signing of a cross-Straits MOU is a prerequisite for both sides to establish financial branches and buy shares in financial institutions, said Yang.

两岸签署金融监管合作备忘录，是两岸互设或参股金融机构的前提条件。

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"Elephant poaching is on the increase and given the fact that Central African Republic for the moment is also in dire straits we are fearing for the worst in terms of people trying to look seriously for ivory, " said Bas Huijbregts, head of policy for WWF's campaign against poaching in Central Africa.

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Android is not in similar straits, but the 4Q11 seems gruesome enough for different reasons.

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Local governments, which foot part of the bill for day care, are in dire financial straits.

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