At least one bank cut its prime rate today.

至少有一家银行今天降低了自己的最低贷款利率。

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I watched CNN for a while yesterday while waiting for a meeting and they kept going back to the big news that the Federal Reserve cut the prime lending rate by 0.75%.

昨天，我在等会议开始的时间里看了会儿CNN，电视里反复播放着“美联储将基本放款利率降低了0.75％”。

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MOST British prime ministers end up trying to cut a dash on the world stage, even if at the outset they forswear such vanities.

大多数英国首相最终总是想要在国际舞台上大出风头，尽管最初上台时他们都发誓说绝不如此。

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On Wednesday, Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen announced measures to cut the biggest budget deficit in Europe.

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The new government has promised an emergency budget within 50 days and has already said it will cut spending by nearly New Prime Minister David Cameron says savings can be achieved by getting rid of inefficiencies.

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One theory about why the prime minister cut short his visit to China is that he rushed home to forestall a military coup.

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His first stint as prime minister was cut short in 2007 by ill health, but Abe's now riding high in the polls.

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Then he hears of plans to invite the king of Tonga, not the prime minister, to cut the ribbon at a store.

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