At a forum on February 25th at the University of Chicago, officials from both the European and American central Banks signalled willingness to hold fire unless inflation expectations grow.

2月25日在芝加哥大学举行的一个讨论会上，欧洲和美国央行的官员都暗示，除非通胀预期加大，否则都还按兵不动。

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Devereux ordered his men to hold their fire until the ships got closer.

德弗罗命令他的士兵等船驶近了再开火。

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They're likely to hold big fire sales to liquidate their inventory.

为了盘活库存，他们很可能会进行大甩卖。

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But the decision to hold most of the exercise in Kitgum has raised questions as to whether Natural Fire 10 is part of preparations for a renewed military effort against the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army.

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How Apollo fares is not likely to deter Carlyle from listing, but it could encourage it to hold fire.

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These would have been cut by even more had the companies not persuaded the rating agencies to hold fire while they try to flog any assets they can.

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But it is too early to tell if this really is a sign that Mr Abbas is persuading the militants to hold fire, or whether it was simply a brief lull to mark this week's Muslim festival of Eid.

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