By contrast, vehicles in rich countries have averaged perhaps 1.3 occupants (with the number falling over time) and were almost never used as a form of exchange.

相比之下，富裕国家的车辆平均只有1.3个乘客(而且随着时间的推延，还呈现下降的趋势)，而且几乎从未用作交换的手段。

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The number of people out of work in the UK has been falling steadily for almost a year, despite concerns over the economy's sluggish growth.

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Trouble is, this is the first time anything had been done, even though Leong Hin's stock had been exhibiting suspicious trading behavior for more than a year and a half--rising and falling over roughly six-month cycles by almost identical amounts, regardless of movements in the local market and with little news from the company.

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In China, worries are growing about weakening export demand (growth in export volumes has fallen by almost half over the past year to 11%) and falling property prices, which seem to play a role similar to equity prices elsewhere.

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