A moderation in food prices helped to offset the first increase in energy prices.

食品价格的降低有助于抵消能源价格的第一次上涨。

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It is the first increase since 2003.

这是自2003年以来的首次增长。

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In Europe this was the first increase since February.

在欧洲这是自今年2月份以来的第一次增长。

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Police spokeswoman Monique Bond says Chicago had 510 murders last year - the first increase since 2003.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

For example, I don't have more space to write, if this is time and this is earnings-- if your earnings were,say, flat and suddenly increased like that, they wouldn't believe this increase at first, so the board would decide to adjust only, say, half way up.

例如,没地方写了,横轴是时间,纵轴是收益,如果你的收益,一直平稳,突然间提高,他们刚开始不敢相信这种增长,董事们决定只小幅增加,如增到一半

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That was the first three-month increase in three years.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

They were up a bit, half a percent, the first increase in eight months.

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This amount (not adjusted for inflation) is the first increase since fiscal year 2007.

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The most recent data, which show a tiny upturn, are the first increase in 10 quarters.

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