In a world where Western voters demand maximum results for minimum expenditure of blood and treasure, assassination by machine has an obvious appeal to political leaders.

在当今世界里，西方选民们要求以最小的人身和财产代价换取最大的效果，于是无人机器暗杀便成为政界领导们的新宠。

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There has to be a majority of countries in favour - a minimum of 255 out of a total of 345 votes - and member states can demand that the majority represents at least 62% of the EU's population.

必须有多数国家赞成——在345张总票数中至少获得255票——并且会员国可以要求赞成的大多数国家到少代表欧盟62%的人口。

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Elementary economics would suggest that if you raise the cost of employing the lowest-skilled workers by increasing the minimum wage, employers will demand fewer of them.

初级经济学表明，如果你因最低工资提高而增加雇佣低技能工人的成本，雇主将降低对他们的需求。

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Mr Hill is trying to bridge the gulf between the Serbian government and Kosovo's ethnic Albanians by suggesting wide autonomy for the province but not the status of a third Yugoslav republic, the Albanians' minimum demand.

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One reading of what went wrong at Camp David is that the maximum Israeli concession fell short of the minimum Palestinian demand.

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Many successful hedge funds themselves demand minimum investments of several million dollars or are closed altogether to new money.

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