Bolivia is considering pulling out of the convention if its modest proposal is struck down.

玻利维亚正在考虑退出公约，假如玻国采取的审慎提议仍遭反驳。

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It was, unfortunately, unclear how this modest proposal would be paid for and, as work began and costs spiralled, the “vision” seemed more science fiction than science.

可惜，这个不大不小的计划资金从何而来，不为人知。 而且随着工作的展开和成本的激增，这一“愿景”更像是科幻，而非科学。

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This was perhaps the largest proposal ever made to help modest-income families save and create wealth.

这也许是帮助收入一般的家庭省钱并创造财富的最大的一个建议方案。

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Many North Korea experts see Friday's far more modest wage proposal in the context of a recent thaw Pyongyang's attitude toward the South possibly aimed at boosting economic assistance as the North feels the pinch of international sanctions.

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In the House, a modest proposal from the Intelligence Committee to enhance cybersharing between the private sector and the National Security Agency was met with a presidential veto threat over alleged privacy concerns and was never even considered by the Senate.

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Unfortunately the unintended-but-foreseeable consequences of this modest proposal included driving up the cost of debt for the very nations that it meant to (potentially) save.

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Work through the numbers on Bush's proposal and the benefits look modest--at best.

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