The final point in Mr Walsh's favour is that BA can afford to take the financial hit.

沃尔什先生最后可以高兴的一点就是英航公司可以付得起财经的创击。

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But according to the merger memorandum signed in November, Iberia can call off the wedding if BA cannot reach a satisfactory agreement with the trustees of its two pension funds.

不过根据11月签署的合并备忘录，如果英航不能与他两家退休基金的托管方达成一致的话，伊航可以取消这次联姻。

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But some syllables such as "ba" and "da" can be misheard as "pa" and "ta" when small bursts of air are simultaneously squirted onto the skin from a compressor, the researchers report.

但是当小的空气震动经过压缩机同时触碰到皮肤上时，一些音节如“ba”“da”可能被误听为“pa”和“ta”。研究人员说道。

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Whether BA can remodel itself sufficiently to take advantage is, of course, an entirely different question.

BBC: What next for BA?

But despite some advice to the contrary, BA can't possibly compete head-on for the same market as the no-frills carriers.

BBC: What next for BA?

The suggestion is that if BA can't compete over the short-haul routes, it should leave them entirely to the no-frills carriers, which would then absorb the extra "slots" - takeoff and landing times - for their own services.

BBC: What next for BA?