The ECB had kept inflation at 2% a year, in line with its target (below but close to 2%)—and its record in Germany had been better than that of the Bundesbank over similar stretches of time.

欧洲央行把通货膨胀保持在年均2%，达到了目标（低于2%，但又接近2%）—在相同的时间里，它在德国的记录比德国联邦银行要好。

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A credible inflation target of 2 or 3 per cent, maintained over a credibly long period of time, is useful.

在相当长的一段时期内，维持2%或3%这种可靠的通胀率目标，是有用的。

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Over time, Cusumano notes, most product companies evolve into hybrid or service companies as their products saturate target markets and lower-priced substitutes become available.

Cusumano指出，随着时间的过去，大多产品公司当他们的产品在目标市场上占据主导地位时，便转向混合或服务公司，并且此时低价格的替代品也是可用的。

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If V shows a tendency to grow over time, or shrink over time, the money target should be adjusted accordingly to keep MV (total spending) in line with the noninflationary real growth potential of the economy.

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But it is a sign of how far the political ground has shifted that Mr. King also suggested governments could be more explicit in specifying the time over which high inflation be bought back to target.

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