Soon afterward, the Federal government drastically cut down its expenditures for this purpose and later abolished them, causing a sharp drop in the number of nursery schools in operation.

很快，联邦政府就彻底地切断了用于此类目的的开销，后来直接取消了这项开支，这导致了营业中的托儿所数量锐减。

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The result was a sharp drop in farm prices.

结果是农产品价格大幅下跌。

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A new data shows that the global AIDS pandemic will cause a sharp drop in life expectancy in dozens of countries, in some cases declines of almost three decades.

一项新的数据显示，全球艾滋病疫情将导致数十个国家的预期寿命大幅下降，在有些国家寿命减幅近30年。

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The researchers say China also had a sharp drop.

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I've got the Federal Funds Rate--it's the shortest interest rate, an overnight rate--it was at 4% at that time and then there was a sharp drop.

这是联邦基金利率,是最短期的利率,当时的隔夜拆借利率是4%,接下来利率急速下跌

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Members are concerned by a sharp drop in numbers in recent years, against growing demand.

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The slowdown was largely due to a sharp drop in electricity prices in April.

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We see a sharp drop off around the age of 35 when people become more established.

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