In next year's index, South Africa's score is likely to slip further if proposed press-gagging measures make their way into law.

如果正在酝酿的限制新闻自由的措施变为法律，那么明年的指标中，南非的分数很可能会跌得更厉害。

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The German Ifo Institute’s business climate index rose to 107.6 in October, according to news reports. The indicator was expected to slip to 106.4 from 106.8 in September.

根据最新报道称，德国10月份Ifo商业景气指数上升至107.6，此前分析师预计该指数从9月份的106.8下滑至106.4。

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Research results:Residual strength of slip soil has linear regression with peak strength; plastic index can be better used to estimate residual strength.

研究结果：滑带土的峰值强度和残余强度比较接近，成线性关系；塑性指数能较好的用来估算残余强度。

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If the Nikkei index were to slip back below the 15, 000 level which it hit late last year, another wave of banking failures would ensue.

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