As Texas already runs a tight ship, in keeping with its low-tax, low-spend philosophy, this means cutting to the bone rather than trimming fat.

因为在其低税收、低支出的政策之下德州早已是精简持家，现在这样的削减堪称割肉而非减肥了。

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And you really can buy a ship, aircraft or office block with one, but under tight rules that remove just about all the speculative element.

而且你真的可以使用这种债券来购买船舶、飞机或者一整座办公大楼，但是必须通过严格的规则，排除所有的投机因素。

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Mr Howard and his treasurer, Peter Costello, have run a tight ship, virtually eliminating national debt with a succession of budget surpluses.

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