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punctuate 中断する

Thanks in part to Mr Greenspan's able management of the money supply, America has experienced some of the longest booms of its history, punctuated by only the mildest of recessions.

have big shoes to fill (後継者として）重責をになう

President George Bush has nominated Ben Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The new man has big shoes to fill—and plenty of economic challenges to address.