Such increases work across the economy to slow activity, with less credit-worthy customers facing the toughest time, whatever the size of the companies.

这种措施会作用于整个经济，令经济活动放缓，信用低的客户日子过得最艰难，而不管公司规模是大是小。

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Central bank policymakers said they expect a slow recovery in economic activity to begin later this year.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

Chinese fixed investment has plowed ahead despite the central government's greater steps to slow that activity.

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In short, the fact that raising tax rates will slow economic activity was not refuted, if you tax anything, you get less of it.

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They have seen the imposition of any measures designed to slow economic activity rather as they might look at a toxic-waste dump: vital for the greater good, to be sure, but better in someone else's backyard.

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