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Nor does anybody really know how much Mr Bush's proposals will end up costing, and the bitter lesson of the past is that it is unwise to believe the figure that is given at the outset.

没有人能够真正知道布什先生的计划最终要花费多少美金。 过去有过的沉痛教训是：相信最初公布的数字是不明智的。

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Given that Dave Winer first met with Adam Curry to discuss the concept in December 2000, however, we really have to wonder if this claim would hold up under greater scrutiny.

然而，鉴于戴夫·维纳早在2000年12月九曾与亚当·卡里(adam Curry)讨论过这个概念，所以我们怀疑纳瓦尔的说法是否应该进一步斟酌。

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His analysis was echoed by Mark Sedwill, Nato's senior civilian representative in Afghanistan, who told Evan Davis that the Taliban "have really given up trying to compete for the hearts and minds".

BBC: Nato 'impatient' for Afghan progress

Yet it may take a less improvised tax system, as well as proof that the Fiscal Responsibility Law really does bite, to persuade investors that Brazil has finally given up its profligate old ways.

ECONOMIST: Progress and pitfalls in Brazil��s public finances

"I am really happy with the squad we are bringing over and we have given an opportunity to a couple of young guys who have really showed up well in training, " said Stuart, a former Kangaroo stand-off.

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