Studies have shown that closing the education gender gap has a positive impact on economic growth.

研究表明，缩小教育中的性别差距对经济增长具有积极的影响。

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The central bank says the output gap reached a positive 3.06% in March, the highest level since 1998 and the seventh straight month of increase.

央行公布的数据表明，3月份工业增加值产出缺口达到3.06%，为1998年以来的最高水平，且为连续第七个月上升。

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When your mind predicts a positive long-term outcome, but a negative short-term outcome from a course of action, courage is required to bridge the gap.

当你预期长期积极结果，但在行动过程中却出现短期负面结果，需要勇气弥补这个差距。

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While this gap was not positive by any means, when compared to the abysmal data that have been coming out of the U.S. since early June, it is easy to see how the negative impact could be muted today.

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Attempting to retard this positive evolutionary process by stop-gap measures such as the present trade agreement with a reconfigured union will probably only result in increased estrangement and desperation on the part of the most independent republics.

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But the gap has narrowed, partly because the positive image of Americans has declined considerably since 2002.

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