A economists say higher food prices will only increase the problems faced by the region's poor, who are highly dependent on rice as a staple food.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

That was good for about 10 seconds before it snapped out of that cheap little staple they put it in there with.

它可以坚持用10分钟,之后就会从那个廉价订书钉里掉出来。

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and then I worked for the House of Blues, which is another staple in Hollywood

接着我给“蓝调之家”干，也是好莱坞的一家重要的大公司，

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What used to be a rare food additive is now a staple.

VOA: standard.2010.04.25

And then, they take that receipt, take the other receipt, staple it together with a little coffee card and then give me all that and I throw that paper away.

之后，他们拿起收据，再拿起另一张收据，和另一张咖啡卡钉在一起然后,一起给我，我扔掉了那张纸。

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Civil servants,who earn about 100 U.S.dollars a month, can buy staple foods.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

With new studies finding increasingly strong links between diabetes and cardiovascular disease and even certain types of cancers, research to improve this dietary staple has taken on a new urgency.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

So what does it mean to be French today? President Nicolas Sarkozy has tapped another French staple the love of debate to launch a three-month, national conversation on the subject.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

Some economists say prices for rice, the staple food for much of the world's population, could be returning to levels that sparked inflation fears in much of Asia last year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17