But we were left wondering—what cause the population to increase so suddenly?

但我们不禁想问——是什么导致了人口增长这么突然？

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Greek companies with international bills would risk bankruptcy, as they would suddenly be without the cash to cover them; and the pressure on other wobbly countries would increase.

存在国际票据的希腊公司将面临破产，因为突然之间他们没有现金支付这些账单；其它处于摇摆状态的国家的压力也会增大。

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The researchers could tell if and when subjects gained insight into this shortcut, because their speed would suddenly increase.

研究者们可以通过受试者徒增的求解速度来得知，这些受试者是否和何时发现了求解捷径。

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Suddenly the power began to increase.

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They told him that if earnings go up-- we try to keep a target payout ratio-- but if earnings suddenly shoot up, we're not going to increase our dividends right away because that would set too high an expectation and we don't want to have to cut it.

他们告诉他,如果收益提高,我们会努力维持既定的股利发放率,但如果收益大涨,我们不会马上提高股利,因为这样会导致过高的期望,我们也不想降低股利

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For example, I don't have more space to write, if this is time and this is earnings-- if your earnings were,say, flat and suddenly increased like that, they wouldn't believe this increase at first, so the board would decide to adjust only, say, half way up.

例如,没地方写了,横轴是时间,纵轴是收益,如果你的收益,一直平稳,突然间提高,他们刚开始不敢相信这种增长,董事们决定只小幅增加,如增到一半

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On either side of the Atlantic, of course, the regulator's zeal can suddenly increase after an unforeseen event.

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If the salary differentials between ourselves and consultants suddenly increase even further, there will be ineluctable and dire consequences for recruitment to general practice.

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Breathing rate will suddenly increase, and become more shallow.

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