America's harsh prohibitionist drug policies are grounded in the premise that the prohibited substances have little or no redeeming value and cannot be used without life-destroying consequences.

美国严厉的禁止毒品政策的前提是被禁止的物质几乎没有可取的价值并且在不会带来伤害生命的情况下也不可以使用。

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He imposed harsh protectionist policies.

他推行严厉的保护主义政策。

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Though protesters in Greece were known to burn effigies of Ms. Merkel over her harsh austerity policies, she helped impose a measure of discipline among bickering eurozone leaders.

虽然希腊的抗议者在默克尔实施严厉的紧缩政策期间公开烧毁了她的画像，但她帮助在争吵不休的欧洲领导人中间建立了某种纪律。

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Like Sudan, the Eritrean regime has come under harsh criticism from Western human rights groups for repressive policies.

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But Israel's impounding of the Palestinian leader, along with America's support for this and other harsh policies, has made it harder for his old friends publicly to tell him to step aside.

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Many small businesses and individuals have been forced out of business and into bankruptcy by harsh collection policies.

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Poor Portugal, Ireland and Greece are saddled with their harsh fiscal policies and draconian interest rates despite double-digit unemployment and negative GDP numbers.

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