The policy is a key element of David Cameron's "Big Society", but suffers from the same difficulty as the overall project: pushing through devolution in a time of austerity is tricky.

这一政策是大卫•卡梅隆“大社会”中的关键一环，但却于整个项目面临着相同的困难：在一个紧缩的时代，向下放权是困难的。

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And what we've learned is that in this time of austerity, nothing is sacred including a minimum wage.

我们发现在财政紧缩的时候，没什么是神圣的包括最低工资。

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Local representatives from the Confederation of British Industry gave evidence on delivering public services in a time of austerity.

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"We've been able to do this in a time of austerity with a lot of grit and hustle, " Mr. Booker said.

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The leaders of Britain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and to an extent Germany were mindful of their taxpayers in a time of austerity.

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