That is no less damning a criticism, reflecting the toll on the alliance's fighting capability of inadequate or poorly conceived defence spending by too many of its members (see table).

这是公允的批评，它对北约战斗力不足以及各成员国军事投入不够的现状提出了批评(见上图)。

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Her report is expected to deliver a damning indictment of education standards.

人们预料她的报告会对教育标准予以强烈谴责。

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That is no less damning a criticism, reflecting the toll on the alliance's fighting capability of inadequate or poorly conceived defence spending by too many of its members (see table).

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Last month the Commons Education Select Committee issued a damning report into the plans, which it described as a "red light" warning over the changes.

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However inconclusive the e-mails may be, the leak may have wider implications for Anonymous as it gradually proves itself a source of comeuppance for disgruntled employees with damning information about a company or institution.

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