During the dry periods that are common phenomena along the desert margins, the pressure on the land is often far in excess of its diminished capacity, and desertification results.
在沙漠边缘地区常有的旱季，土地所受的压力往往远超其被削弱的承受能力，沙漠化因此发生。
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As a result, the pressure to build new water infrastructures has diminished over the past two decades.
因此，在过去的二十年里，修建新的水利基础设施的压力已经减少了。
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Therefore, I think, the current inflationary pressure has not diminished.