The availability of doctors and nurses is limited by a lack of training colleges in states with the greatest need as well as the reluctance of professionals from urban areas to work in rural areas.

因最需要医生和护士的州缺乏培训学校并且居住在市区的医疗专业人士不愿意前往农村地区工作，因而医生和护士的可用性受到限制。

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The company says it will also address the problem of “food deserts” — a dearth of grocery stores selling fresh produce in rural and underserved urban areas like Anacostia — by building more stores.

沃尔玛称它也将通过建造更多的店来解决“食物荒漠”这一问题——诸如阿纳科斯蒂亚这类基础设施不足的城市及广大乡村缺少便利店销售新鲜产品。

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Then, the rural-urban divide plays its part by rewarding workers in coastal areas and cities where there are good transport links to global markets.

城乡差距使得沿海地区和城市的工人受益，因为这些地方具有通向全球市场的良好交通条件。

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The proposal to provide tax incentives to spur business investment and housing development in poor urban and rural areas was first put forward by Clinton and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert last May after the Illinois Republican congressman accompanied the Democratic president on a tour of areas left behind in a booming economy.

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These challenges, which are more acute in rural than in urban areas and are exacerbated by the high levels of poverty among rural families and the predominant use of Spanish as the language of instruction, have created significant barriers which preclude the meaningful participation of indigenous peoples in the public education system.

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As a result, poverty rates have fallen by nearly a third in both rural and urban areas.

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