We certainly wouldn't try to cut the deficit or balance the budget while the ship is still taking on water, right?

船还在水上漂的时候，我们当然不会再去设法削减赤字或者平衡预算了，对吧？

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The rainfall, evaporation and remaining water on the ground were also calculated, and its water budget and water excess (deficit) were analyzed.

同时计算了江淮地区地面的降水量、蒸发量和地面余水量，分析了地面的水分收支和水分盈亏。

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The sensitivity of parameters on water budget in different forest and grass ecosystems were studied using single-dimensional sensitivity analysis.

采用单因素参数敏感性分析方法，研究了林草系统水量平衡的的参数敏感性。

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This helps black entrepreneurs, but means that the government builds fewer houses and lays fewer water pipes with its limited budget.

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In a paper circulated to his Executive colleagues in April 2009 he proposed they continue to fund investment in the water service from the general budget for a further three years.

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The cause of much of the wastewater spills is storm water overflows, said the Congressional Budget Office .

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