More broadly, though, is Texas getting an inevitable comeuppance? The state's Republican leadership has staked its reputation on fiscal discipline and a healthy economy. By those standards, they should be chastened by the budget gap and the high unemployment rate. And concerns about poor access to health care, creaky infrastructure, and a strained education pipeline are genuine.
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But even by those standards, Mr Bush's budget fell flat.
然而，就是以这些标准来看，布什的预算也不能如愿以偿。
By those standards, parts of the northern hemisphere are far behind.
按照这些标准，北半球的某些地方可是远远落后了。
By those standards, they should be chastened by the budget gap and the high unemployment rate.
按这些标准，他们应该受到预算缺口和高失业率的考验。
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