For factory owners, it all adds up to stiff competition for workers—and upward pressure on wages.

对工厂老板来说，这一切构成了对工人的激烈争抢和工资上涨的压力。

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For factory owners, it all adds up to stiff competition for workers and upward pressure on wages.

对工厂老板来说，这一切都意味着工人竞争激烈和工资压力上涨。

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It's also a potential economic problem, since a declining dollar makes imported food more expensive and exerts upward pressure on interest rates.

这也是一个潜在的经济问题，因为美元贬值使进口食品更加昂贵，并对利率产生上行压力。

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Using different amounts of upward pressure the potter can build up the sides of a container.

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As the Fed looks to keep rates low and the ECB is seen as an eager rate riser, so globally one can expect downward pressure on the Dollar and upward pressure on rice.

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When the Fed purchases more Treasury securities (or anything else) faster, downward pressure is placed on interest rates while upward pressure is placed on money growth.

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Because of an interruption in the usual link between the wage pressure that comes with very low unemployment and the resulting upward pressure on prices.

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