They settled a deal in an attempt to prevent a collapse in prices later this year.

他们达成协议，试图避免价格在今年晚些时候暴跌。

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A record number of drug patents expire over the next few years, which should lead to stiff competition from generics and a collapse in prices.

即将在今后几年到期的药品专利数目之多前所未有，这会使非专利药品的竞争力加强，同时也会迫使医药价格大幅下降。

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In the end, the 1987 collapse suggested, the economy doesn't move in lockstep with stock prices.

最终，1987年股市大崩盘表明，经济与股价并不同步。

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Ghiyath Nakshbendi of American University in Washington notes that the problems are linked to a worldwide collapse in real estate prices.

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I thought the University positioned itself well to take advantage of this really not surprising collapse in housing prices.

我认为耶鲁摆正了自己的位置,妥善利用了,这次并不突然的房价崩溃

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We saw a collapse in real estate prices after 1990 and a recession in 1991, so it was the big story of the 1980s.

我们目睹了1990年后房价暴跌,以及1991年的经济衰退,这就是20世纪80年代的重大事件

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Thanks in large part to a collapse in prices for lumber, the stock is down 79% since the market's peak.

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He observed that, uncontrolled, the industry dug out too many diamonds, flooded the market and prompted a collapse in prices.

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But there's a global olive oil crisis: the regional government had to inject 62m euros into olive oil cooperatives to get them through the collapse in prices.

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