Although existing employees have made concessions, such as higher retirement ages, it is near impossible to reduce the payments made to existing pensioners.

虽然现有员工已作出了让步，例如较高的退休年龄，但是减少已退休员工的工资几乎不可能。

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At their center was a seat made entirely of gold and set with glistening precious stones. It stood much higher than the other chairs, and a golden footstool stood in front of it.

最后他来到一个地方，那里摆满了各种珍贵的椅子，其中有一把是纯金的，上面镶满了宝石，而且比其它椅子高多了，前面还有张脚凳。

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Not only does this contribute to the higher prices of food made from corn, but it increases farmers' cost of feeding cattle and pigs.

这不仅导致以玉米为原料的食物价格上升，而且增加了农民养殖牛和猪的开销。

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Junior potential by no means guarantees senior success, of course - in the mid-1990s Martin Lee rose to junior world number one but never made it higher than 94th in the senior standings.

BBC: British juniors shine at Wimbledon

In a formal speech on Capitol Hill Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner sounded conciliatory even as he made it clear higher tax rates would be unacceptable to Republicans who control the House.

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The yearly OBV still shows a strong uptrend as it made significantly higher highs in 2011.

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