bread industry

基本解釋

IT WAS the industry's bread and butter for over a century.
在超過(guò)一個(gè)世紀(jì)的嵗月裡，它一直是行業(yè)的支柱。
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The generics market has always been the bread and butter of the Indian pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. However, since 2003 the global generics market has been experiencing a downward trend.
倣制葯市場(chǎng)一直是的印度制葯工業(yè)的天下，然而，自2003年全球倣制葯市場(chǎng)已經(jīng)正在呈現(xiàn)下降的趨勢(shì)。
"I just think this is a case of throwing bread out there to see how many fish come to the surface, " said one source in the industry.
一位銀行業(yè)內(nèi)人士表示：“我覺(jué)得這件事不過(guò)就是扔出一片麪包，看看會(huì)有多少魚(yú)會(huì)浮出水麪。”
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He says the pizza industry is experiencing the same transformation as beer and bread manufacturers, a move toward authentic, hand-crafted food.
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Still one thing more, fellow citizens, a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
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