Then the--so the term structure was downward-sloping until about two and a half years and then it was upward sloping.

期限结构线先向下倾斜,在到期期限过了两年半的时点后,才缓慢回升

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That's a strongly downward-sloping term structure.

这是个显著向下倾斜的期限结构

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It is little comfort to players and their agents to say this is more of a gradually sloping mountain than a cliff, at least as to the fiscal impact of the franchise tag.

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Shumlin's house sits back from the road, at the top of a sloping lawn, with a low stone wall in front of it and what appears to be a newly constructed two-car garage nearby.

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There are a few differences between the two, besides the cut-off top: In silhouette, the Roadster has a downward-sloping nose and a lower, smoother rear end that give it a slightly more polished look than the coupe.

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