But budgetary stringency and political pressure to deemphasize regulation had combined to shrink the regulatory staff and apparatus to the point where it was helpless to keep pace with the unfolding crisis.

• 由于经费短缺和政治上要求取消控制的压力，政府不得不削减调控机构的人员和设备，使这些机构无法应付迫在眉睫的经济危机。