They may use the power of the purse to squeeze spending at the margins; but cutting off the money completely would create a huge popular backlash.

他们可以用掌握国库的权力压缩边缘花销；但是，将拨款完全删除会制造大众的巨大震荡。

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Hillary Clinton's determination to act as a virtual co-president back in 1993 helped to create a backlash against her husband's administration.

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The new pricing structure, in and of itself, created much backlash among customers, but the rationale for investing in the stock was that it would create a one-to-two quarter adjustment and improve the business model.

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