Trade was the mainstay of the urban economy in the Middle East, as caravans negotiated the surrounding desert, restricted only by access to water and by mountain ranges.

因为商队只能通过水路和山脉进入沙漠，贸易就成为了中东城市的主要经济支柱。

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They had access to urban merchants, markets, and trade routes.

他们有机会接触到城市商人、市场和贸易路线。

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Long-distance trade in obsidian probably gave the elite residents of Teotihuacán access to a wide variety of exotic good, as well as a relatively prosperous life.

黑曜石的长途贸易可能给特奥蒂瓦坎的精英居民提供了各种各样的异国商品，以及相对富裕的生活。

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He said the United States offers some of the world's lowest barriers to trade -- and expects free and fair access to other countries in return.

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But Mr.Zardari also pushed for greater access to European markets, saying that what he wanted was trade,not aid.

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He also welcomed China's commitment to submit a revised offer to join a World Trade Organization agreement by July that sets standards for international access to government contracts.

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Another goal is seeking and maintaining trade access for Vietnamese farm produce and manufactures.

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Countries in the Caribbean receive preferential trade access by the United States, generally referred to as the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI).

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The war has swung back and forth across Dinka land, killing off trade and access to essential goods and eroding their capacity to survive hard times.

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