The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade.

国际货币基金组织已经调低对未来十年的增长预测。

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Caught in a severe budget crunch, many states have sharply scaled back their funding for higher education.

由于面临严重的预算紧缩，许多州大幅削减了对高等教育的资助。

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Environmentalists have declared partial victory: though Coca-Cola's plan to decorate the town with banners has been scaled back, there are still too many billboards for strict green tastes.

环保人士已经宣布取得了部分胜利：尽管可口可乐公司用横幅装饰小镇的计划已经被缩减，但仍有很多的广告牌面临着严格的环保问题。

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Mr.Lee has pushed North Korea to fulfill its pledges to end its nuclear program and had scaled back aid to the impoverished country.

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Initial expectations for Copenhagen have been scaled back to try to reach political agreement on a framework, with a detailed, binding treaty to follow.

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They say they are afraid that American funding for international AIDS programs might be scaled back.

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Blanche Lincoln requiring banks to spin off their swaps trading units was scaled back.

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As a result, they scaled back their hours to better reflect local dining habits.

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Meanwhile, for silver, fund managers scaled back their net long positions by an even higher percentage.

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