Governments in developed nations devise and implement policy that changes consumer expectations.

发达国家的政府制定并实施政策，改变消费者的期望。

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Although population, industrial output and economic productivity have continued to soar in developed nations, the rate at which people withdraw water from aquifers, rivers and lakes has slowed.

尽管发达国家的人口、工业产出和经济生产率还在飙升，但人们从含水层、河流和湖泊取水的速度已经放缓。

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Most paediatric endocrinologists now agree that the age of puberty is falling fast in developed nations.

现在多数儿童内分泌学家都同意发达国家儿童青春发育期年龄在快速下降。

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Cape Verde graduated from the United Nations' list of least developed countries in 2007, and joined the World Trade Organization last year.

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(Speech) The envoy said developed nations should take "serious action" to remain true to their words in solving the problem they caused.

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Jiang echoed He's statement, urging developed nations to, in her words "take the lead in emissions reductions."

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Water use is forecast to increase in developing nations by 50% by 2025 and by 18% in developed nations.

BBC: Carbon Trust launches scheme to tackle water waste

Foreign firms are looking to tap into China's booming internet market, amid sluggish growth in developed nations.

BBC: eBay targets growth in China with a new partnership

The World Bank has cut its 2013 global growth outlook, blaming a slower-than-expected recovery in developed nations.

BBC: World Bank cuts growth forecast for the global economy