Typically it's a death by a thousand cuts.

通常情况下这是一千个死亡的削减。

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While many consumers are still loyal, says Ted Marzilli, a senior executive at the firm, the company needs to avoid death by a thousand cuts.

公司高级主管泰德·马自里表示，虽有很多消费者依然忠实于强生品牌，但强生公司还是要避免因激起众怒而招致灭顶之灾。

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Honeybee collapse has been particularly vexing because there is no one cause, but rather a thousand little cuts.

蜜蜂的死亡尤其令人忧心，因为起因并非只有一个，而是有上千种轻微的破坏因素。

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Individual charitable contributions to these nonprofits cannot prevent a death of a thousand cuts from government budget woes.

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Plaid Cymru media spokesperson Alun Ffred Jones said newspapers in Wales were being "subjected to death by a thousand cuts".

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So, it seems, Mr Bush is trying to reach the goal of a consumption tax not through fundamental tax reform, but simply by a thousand cuts on the taxes on capital.

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