Mary's confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures.
玛丽的自信心慢慢被屡屡失败消磨掉了。
The rocks have gradually eroded away.
岩石逐渐风化。
This incident could erode consumers' affection toward BMW and might further lead to investors' decisions to sell BMW stakes," Yang Delong, chief economist with First Seafront Fund, was quoted as saying by Economic View, a financial media outlet under China News Service.
中新社旗下财经媒体《经济观察》援引第一海滨基金首席经济学家杨德龙的话说：“这一事件可能会削弱消费者对宝马的好感，并可能进一步导致投资者决定出售宝马股份。”。
The promotions, while eroding the company's profitability, have eased the pressure for the debt-laden company with new cash flows.
He oversaw the opening of the official online stores of its multiple brands at a time when digital shops were not perceived as a prerequisite to success but seen as potentially eroding the premium image of established brands.
To further diversify its sales channels and communications with Chinese customers, the company's advertising methods also need to change, because the reach of traditional TV is declining, trust in digital media is eroding and e-commerce continues to expand, Pritchard said.
Several members of Parliament have expressed concern that giving the company the green light risks eroding the trust of allies in the intelligence community.
"The reputational loss from these events could erode the long-term market share and pricing power of the 737 MAX," Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Ronald Epstein said in a research report.
But the US tech company is also facing a string of challenges, with Huawei and other local smartphone vendors working hard to erode its dominance in the premium segment.
Any increases in cost would either be passed on to customers, resulting in lower sales, or be absorbed by Apple, eroding its bottom line," Xiang said.
That growing level of user stickiness is eroding the dominance of China's tech duos, Tencent and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, which boasts 552 million active users on its Taobao and Tmall online shopping spaces.
"The company may extend profit into the second half of this year in its upstream unit," said Wang Lu, an Asia-Pacific oil and gas analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, adding that competition has also become more fierce in refining and marketing, eroding its margins in those businesses.
The US has consistently sought to build a consensus on countering China through various small multilateral mechanisms like the US-Japan-India-Australia, US-Japan-Australia, and US-Japan-India groupings, causing turbulence in China's neighboring regions, eroding its strategic trust with neighboring countries, and raising the political and strategic costs for its Asian competitor in engaging in regional affairs and global governance.
They made the comments as weakening export momentum has begun to erode regional growth in some export-oriented powerhouses, such as Guangdong and Fujian provinces.
High inflation is eroding households' purchasing power, and in the Nordic countries the housing markets face a sharp slowdown.
- China's strengthening economic recovery is an important development as the world struggles to emerge from the economic hardships caused by rising prices, eroding food supplies, and uncertainty amid the Ukraine conflict, a leading Italian global business and management expert has said.
US balance sheet trimming effects possible to be offset with growthThe US Federal Reserve's balance sheet reduction, starting from Wednesday, could have a spillover effect of eroding global asset prices and driving speculative money back to the United States, including some from China, experts said on Tuesday.
To prevent profits of downstream sectors getting squeezed due to eroding household income growth and the consumption recovery, China needs to further boost energy supplies and curb commodity price speculation, said Cai Zhibing, an associate professor of economics at the National Academy of Governance.
The invisibility of critical information may hinder investors from judging the companies' fair value and therefore weigh on valuation, eroding profits that venture capital and private equity funds investing in the companies make from an IPO, he said.
China's economic recovery gained a firmer foothold in April, but rising commodity prices are beginning to erode growth and require targeted policy support, officials and experts said on Monday.
Experts said the blockage would erode the recovery of global trade and supply chains if it extends for more than a couple of days.
The tightening preventive measures will work to erode overall demand, which is still in the process of restoration since the outbreak of the pandemic, said Liu Mingyu, associate professor at the school of management, Fudan University.
Instead, the antitrust efforts aim to promote the healthy development of platform enterprises and the digital economy, and tech giants' innovations that do not erode fair competition will continue to be encouraged, Shi recently told China Daily.
Such market behavior, Guo warned, could potentially generate industry chaos and economic turmoil, eroding market value of homes during downturns and causing mortgage defaults.
However, she said it's important to sustain the trend as the continuing surge in infections worldwide could erode rebounding consumer confidence and spending.
"Livestreaming effectively simplifies the consumption route, both on the demand and supply side," said Derek Deng, a partner at global consultancy Bain& Co. "So even if the pandemic eases and people start to go out shopping in brick-and-mortar stores, it's unlikely to erode livestreaming any time soon.
The result could be a glut of oil, further eroding prices.
The suspension of brick-and-mortar sales and the postponement of construction will further erode the revenues of real estate companies," said Chen.
"While Google remains the market leader by a long shot, its share of the US digital ad revenue has been eroding, falling to 28.8 percent last year from 36.7 percent in 2016, according to Insider Intelligence.
The reported decision of Dell Technologies, a US-based personal computer maker, to replace all semiconductors made in China from its products by 2024, will only weaken the solid ecosystem the company had assiduously built in China over the last several decades and also erode Dell's global competitiveness, given China's irreplaceable role in the global consumer electronics chain, experts said.
Last year, Nissan sales in North America fell 15 percent and aggressive discounting is eroding margins and tarnishing its brand image.
Many analysts note that Tesla will be challenged not only to meet its deliveries target of 360,000 to 400,000 vehicles this year, but to keep profit margins from further eroding.
Analysts said the brand will erode the market share of Chinese carmakers, as well as affordable foreign ones including Kia and Hyundai.
Their worry seems to be that a fast-growing China would affect their economic interests and erode their political influence across the world.
Excessive spending and poor budget discipline were eroding profit margins even before the carmaker's diesel-emissions scandal erupted in September 2015.
Premium brands from other countries, despite their small volumes, have been growing faster, eroding the big three's shares.
The scandal broke out as the sales of Japanese cars rose in China, which many believe will more or less erode customers' trust in Japanese manufacturers.
Sadly enough, if the British leaders in 10 Downing Street surrender to Washington's pressure and ban Huawei, it will further validate to the whole world that Washington can dictate its agenda in London, thereby eroding Britain's ability to make decisions on its own.
Ma Jihua, an independent telecom analyst, said the new 5G-powered messaging service, if properly promoted, will usher in a new era of social networking, and erode the social networking business of Tencent Holdings Ltd.
The former helps ensure the country's supremacy in the global economic and financial realm, while the latter serves dual purposes — it mitigates predicaments arising from excessive trade deficits, which can erode the credibility of the US dollar, and it alleviates pressure associated with the currency's "exorbitant privilege", ensuring a smoother trajectory for its enduring efficacy.
As multiple factors eroding confidence in the dollar converged — ranging from fears that the currency may be further used as a weapon in intensified geopolitical tensions to concerns over the stability of its intrinsic value — the shift to a less greenback-dependent world is set to continue, experts said.
Shao Yu, chief economist at Orient Securities, said the renminbi has gained more international use as many economies are looking for alternatives to the dollar-centred monetary system, following the weaponization of the dollar in sanctions and years of quantitative easing that could erode the greenback's purchasing power.
"Eroding purchasing power of private households due to high inflation, uncertainty with respect to energy supply in the coming winter and supply chain issues are more important influences," Gern said.
The remarks emerged amid concerns that the US Federal Reserve's aggressive tightening could erode financial stability of emerging economies by creating capital outflows and exchange rate fluctuations.
Stagflation risks could weigh on stock assets by eroding corporate earnings and dampening valuation levels.
"Disruption of local natural gas supplies can prompt people to burn wood and coal, which would erode progress toward cleaner fuels and adversely affect air quality and physical health," ADB's Jackie B. Surtani said.
But the cut — and the prospect of another cut when the Fed next meets — took a bite out of bank stocks because lower rates will erode interest income on loans.
This is good news for small savers because it means inflation won't erode returns and yields on certificates of deposit and savings account probably won't go much lower in the immediate future.
This can lead to another problem - a stronger currency will erode weaker ones, and denominate the global currency system.
Otherwise, cheaper yet high-risk credit will erode banks' profits and even drive small banks into operational difficulties," He said.
It is imperative that commercial banks conduct digital innovation and transformation, as emerging fintech companies are eroding bank profits in their core business such as payments, consumer lending and wealth management, McKinsey & Company said in its latest banking industry report.
The governments' efforts to rein in financial risks, such as tightening money conditions and escalated regulatory restrictions on short-term wholesale funding and wealth management products, have forced banks to bring related assets onto balance sheet, eroding capitalization levels and the capacity for credit creation.
The rating agency said in a statement that the downgrade reflects expectations that "China's financial strength will erode somewhat over the coming years, with economy-wide debt continues to rise as potential growth slows," adding that ongoing reforms may not curb further material rise in economy-wide debt.
"The downgrade reflects Moody's expectation that China's financial strength will erode somewhat over the coming years, with economywide debt continuing to rise as potential growth slows," according to a Moody's statement.
"We expect smaller banks' margins will erode further in 2017 but larger banks, typically net providers of market liquidity, may see margins stabilize or slightly increase," they said.