Somewhere along the line, holiday tipping went from an optional thank-you for a year of services to a Mafia-style protection racket.

一路走来，节日小费从对一年的服务表示感谢的选择变成了黑社会性质的勒索保护费。

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Cuts to local authority budgets since 2010 have resulted in a significant decline of these services, despite strong evidence of their effectiveness in preventing crises further down the line.

自2010年以来，地方政府削减预算导致这些服务水平显著下降，尽管有强有力的证据表明这些服务今后能有效预防危机。

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It monitors the health of a particular service (or services) through either a serial line or Ethernet interface or both.

它通过串行线、以太网接口或者同时使用二者来监测特定服务(或多个服务)的健康状况。

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"We've worked with an accounting firm, an autopsy service, and a lot of on-line services, companies that are starting on-line businesses."

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The council said the move would not mean a cut in front-line services, only a reduction of management posts.

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Unite said the cutting posts would mean a reduction in front line services.

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Unlike the rail sector, there will only ever be one firm providing a full range of operating services in any region, with a single line of responsibility through to Welsh Water.

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