He's an important player, a positive figure off and on the pitch.

他是名重要的球员，场上场下都是个绝对的人物。

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The core measure of inflation has admittedly turned negative but the headline figure is still positive; back in 2009, prices were deflating by 1% a year.

通胀的核心指标毫无疑问地变为负值但是总体通胀水平仍为正值。2009年，年度价格紧缩为1%。

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ISI analysts figure the odds are low but rising that U.S. gross domestic product will come in positive in the second quarter.

国际统计学会分析师计算出美国的GDP在第二季度会活跃起来 尽管可能性很小 但正在变大。

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Compared with March, the overall CPI rose 0.3%, while the advance report for May that covers the Tokyo area showed that core CPI was up 0.1%, the first positive figure since March 2009.

WSJ: Japan Industrial Production Rises 1.7%

Facing a new race against Mondale, Republicans have to choose between remaining positive and attacking Mondale as a figure of the past.

CNN: Fight for control of Senate intensifies

Unfortunately, the euro area M3 figure has only shown positive growth once in the last six months and that was a paltry 0.1% in the February report.

FORBES: Pound Optimism Swirling, Euro Still Struggles