Productivity is poorest in service industries, source of 70% of Japan’s output, but an official at METI describes it as “very weak across the board”.

尽管第三产业约占日本国民产值的70%，但其确是日本生产效率最底下的产业。 而日本经济产业省的官员形容此产业“整体上都羸弱不已”了。

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When it works well the system sees the nation's education providers working together to maximize resources and offer the best service available across the board.

当它在一个系统内，这个系统运作很好，国家教育者提供全面能最大化利用资源，并且全面利用可以提供最好的服务。

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To plug the gap the three governing parties, the conservative New Democracy, PanHellenic Socialist Movement and Democratic Left, may have to rip out a key plank in their joint policy-platform: a deal ruling out further across-the-board wage cuts for the civil service.

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"Up to now, we don't think people's voices are being heard - 98% of people we have spoken to are against the homes being closed - service users, our members and other people across the board, " he said.

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"The council has had to take the action it has because children attending Hill View Pre-School are not getting a good enough service across the board, as identified by Ofsted".

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