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But the half-life of market domination seems to be dwindling.

但是似乎这些公司的垄断半衰期一直在缩短。

Gbagbo's popular support may be dwindling as he cracks down on the population in his bid to cling to power.

巴博总统的民众支持可能会减少，因为他对人民的镇压，他为了攫取权力。

They think food and energy prices can only rise for so long in a weak economy before dwindling demand for stuff cuts off the rise in prices.

他们认为，在物品需求削减从而抑制物价上涨前，食品和能源的价格将在经济疲软的美国继续上升。

Being led to believe that old age is a nothing but a burden to others does not make the "dwindling" period any easier.

即便你去相信，人老后只是他人的累赘，“老化”的阶段也不会变得容易。

And the Wall Street Journal said, the company is taking the advantage of Google's dwindling business in China to enlarge its shares.

美国《华尔街日报》称，百度正利用谷歌在华业务的萎缩趁机做大。

Support for a compromise, or at least for the fudge embodied by the continuing resolutions, is dwindling.

对妥协，至少是继续决议体现的敷衍方法的支持正在减少。

Only a dwindling minority are prepared to do this, and then only if China eventually agrees to similar legally binding emissions targets.

只有少数国家愿意这么做，而且即使是这些国家也提出，这必须以中国最终接受有法律约束力的类似减排目标为前提。

Without rain, the land began to turn to the desert that we know today, leaving people and animals to seek ever-dwindling sources of water.

没有了雨水，土地开始沙化，逐渐演变成我们今天所熟悉的大沙漠，迫使人类与动物背井离乡，到处寻找日益减少的水源。

And it is all the direct result of the G8's dwindling importance in the global economy.

这也正全是G8在全球经济中的重要性日渐下降的直接结果。

Thousands of civilians are trapped, with dwindling supplies of clean water and food. Hundreds are alleged to have been killed or maimed.

本次行动还导致了上千名缺乏清洁水源及食物的平民被困住，据称还有上百名平民死亡或伤残。

One could see in the roll of his eyes just how he had glanced covertly over the dwindling pile of chips at his step-father's party.

人们从他的乱转的眼珠里能看出他怎样贪梦地盯着他继父那逐渐减少的筹码。

Although he led the race for most of the summer, his support now seems to be dwindling.

虽然他在夏季的大多数时间在竞选中领先，但对他的支持现在似乎在逐渐减少。

FOR the dwindling number of souls who cling to a vision of a single, global financial exchange, this week must have given pause for thought.

随着孤芳自赏的全球金融交易所日渐稀少，那些证交所的领军者们是否该在本周暂停下扩张的步伐，好好思考一番呢？

Rogers knew that he had to move from the side of the bus, where the full force of the current was sapping his dwindling energy.

罗杰斯明白他不得不从汽车的一侧移开，因为洪水的巨大冲刷力正消耗着他本来就在削弱的力气。

Phil McCabe from the Forum of Private Business said: 'The value of a degree is dwindling. '

来自私人企业论坛的菲尔•麦凯布说：“学历的价值正在缩水。”

The foundation said its research confirmed years of anecdotal reports of dwindling populations along the east coast.

基金会说，它的调查证实了多年来有关东海岸沿线考拉减少的传闻报道。

Personal wealth is dwindling in the U. S. , and the effects of the financial meltdown have been felt around the world.

个人财富在美国正在缩水，金融倒坍的影响在全世界都能感受到。

Given that North Sea production has been dwindling for a decade, why has it taken so long for more storage to be built?

鉴于北海产量近十年来一直在下降，为什么还不尽早建立更多的储备呢？

Given a rapidly growing world car population and dwindling oil supplies, fuel prices are bound to rise in the long term.

考虑到世界汽车数量的快速增长以及石油供应的萎缩，长期来看燃料价格肯定会上涨。

As the international financial crisis is still unfolding, resources for international development cooperation are dwindling.

国际金融危机仍在持续，国际发展合作资源也因此在减少。