We are where we are, struggling with unintended consequences, trapped in a pay system that generates some outrageous results.

我们落入了今天的境地——与计划外的后果苦苦抗争，受困于一个会产生可怕后果的薪酬体制。

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They experiment with different schemes and policy options, sometimes with success, often with unintended consequences and surprises.

他们尝试不同的方案和政策选择，有时获得成功，但往往也会产生意外的、非预期的后果。

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But the tax has had unintended consequences: the Treasury is now struggling to find buyers for long-term bonds, which tend to be popular with foreigners.

但税额上涨已带来意外后果：财政部正为寻找长期债券买主而四处奔走，而这以往是最受外国买家青睐的。

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"Republicans have been able to get some traction with this idea that the government is expanding in all kinds of ways that are going to have unintended consequences and unforeseen effects on your lives,"

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Meanwhile, with so many ships trawling the crowded waters of the Gulf, there is always the risk of an "accident" or "collision" with unintended consequences.

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This appears to be yet another law with unintended consequences.

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The history of science is riddled with unintended consequences.

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