Fearing a bird strike, the airport fire service ordered Whooper's owners to clip his wings.

因为害怕发生飞机和鸟相撞事故，机场的消防署要求天鹅的主人剪短他的翅膀。

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The new security council, to be run by Mr Allawi and his Iraqiya party may in theory clip Mr Maliki’s military wings. But no one knows how it will operate.

阿拉维和其“世俗伊拉克”党管理的新安全委员会在理论上可能削弱马利基的军事势力。

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The new security council, to be run by Mr Allawi and his Iraqiya party may in theory clip Mr Maliki's military wings.

而由阿拉维先生和他的Iraqiya党运行的新安全理事会理论上会削弱马利基先生的权力。

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Mr. Ahmadinejad has led an unprecedented behind-the-scenes challenge to the supreme leader, while Mr. Khamenei has worked steadily to clip his wings.

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But - for now at least - he seems to have done enough to please eurosceptics in his own party and clip UKIP's wings a little.

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