They were protesting soaring prices.

他们在抗议不断飞涨的物价。

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Soaring prices for commodities may make groceries more expensive for the retailer.

飙升的商品价格可能使零售商把许多杂货的价格涨得很贵。

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Kraft, one of America's biggest food firms, is struggling with the soaring prices of its ingredients.

卡夫，美国最大的食品公司之一，正在为努力解决其原料价格飞涨的问题。

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The conference, also known as GCARD, follows the twin crises of soaring food prices in poor countries and the global recession.

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The Asia-Pacific travel industry is on the rise after two years of hard times caused by soaring fuel prices and the global economic slump.

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And since insurance companies and pension funds buy long-dated bonds to match their long-dated liabilities, everyone has been scrambling to acquire what appears to be a fast-vanishing asset hence the soaring prices and plunging yields.

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Soaring rental prices up more than 10% in the Mission and Noe Valley in the past six months alone are also making buying more competitive, said Vanguard Properties broker Craig Waddle.

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This was not entirely unreasonable copper prices had been soaring for quite some time, and it was not crazy to think that they would have to come down.

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