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Housing demand soaring 12 Nov 13

Tue, 12 Nov 13

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) says urgent action must be taken to tackle the problem of demand outstripping¹ the supply of homes for sale, which is "nowhere near" the levels needed to cope. The problem of retail² food theft and what can be done about it. And we find out how the UK's banks will be put through their paces with a simulated cyber attack.

1 outstripping   

v.做得比…更好，（在赛跑等中）超过( outstrip的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Demand is outstripping supply. 需求快超过供给了。
• Demand is outstripping current production. 现在需求逐渐超过了生产能力。 来自辞典例句

2 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。