While both sides agree that the ceiling should be raised in conjunction with new deficit-reduction measures, they have fallen out over whether to use increased revenues to close part of the gap.

尽管双方均认同上调最高限额，用以配合最新出台的赤字削减措施，但是就是否通过增加税收来弥补资金缺口，双方依然争论不休。

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Even more galling, over the past four decades many Asian countries have begun to close their income gap with the United States.

而更加令人懊恼的是：在过去的40年间，许多亚洲国家均已开始缩小与美国人均收入的差距。

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The World Bank has estimated Africa will need $93 billion a year over the next decade to close the continent's infrastructure gap with developed parts of the world.

世界银行估计，若要填补与发达国家在基础设施方面的鸿沟，非洲在未来十年每年需要930亿美元资金。

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But the Sharks dominance waned as the Bulls won a penalty inside the home side's 22 on 60 minutes and Hougaard knocked the ball over to close the gap to just a point.

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"Sony is number two in the market and though they are in a strong position to close the gap with Amazon over the holiday season, I expect Amazon to still be the market leader in early 2010, " she says.

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The mWomen program aims to close that gap by 50% over the next three years.

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