In fact, while some manufacturing jobs have been lost due to foreign competition, many more have been lost simply because of slow growth in demand for manufactured goods.

事实上，虽然一些制造业的工作岗位因外国竞争而流失，但更多的工作岗位只是因为对制成品的需求增长缓慢而流失。

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That leaves foreign demand as the likeliest motor of GDP growth.

如此一来，国外需求就成了最可能拉动GDP增长的引擎。

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It led to a rapid decline in foreign direct investment in Georgia and a rapid decline in growth, reinforced,of course, by the economic crisis.

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Then Reagan deployed what, then and now, are the two most powerful instruments of U.S. foreign policy: the growth potential of the U.S. economy, and a strong U.S. dollar.

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So the economy remains weak, with low reserves of foreign exchange and slow industrial growth.

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That shrinking share mainly reflected the winding down of foreign wars and the inexorable growth of entitlements.

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