They have found common cause in attacking "earmarks", the pet projects that lawmakers insert into bills.

他们已经发现了攻击“指定事件”的共同原因：法律制定者把宠物计划列入了法案。

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Colleagues who voted for his pet projects were rewarded with their own; those who crossed him were shut out.

为他的计划投赞成票的同仁们得到了相应的回报；而那些反对他的人则被排除在圈子以外。

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The progenitor of the approach was 3m, with its famous release time for engineers to pursue pet projects.

这种方法起源于3m，它的著名理论就是为工程师提供宽松的时间去从事他们宠爱的方案。

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But New York Republican Rep. Peter King rejected criticisms of pet projects, or earmarks.

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Moreover, virtually all revenue growth has been applied to pet projects, loss-making industries, etc.

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And they still have a bunch of pet projects they want to spend on, too.

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