That’s why we’re tightening Washington’s belt by cutting programs that don’t work, contracts that aren’t fair, and spending we don’t need.

也是为什么我勒紧首都华盛顿的裤腰带，砍掉一些不起作用的程序和不公平合约以及一些不需要的花费。

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To be fair, the solution environmentalists prefer - cutting ties between the lakes and the Mississippi - would mean reconfiguring some 70 miles of canals and rivers.

公平地说，环保组织喜欢的方案-割断大湖区和密西西比之间的联系-意味着重新配置约70英里的河流和运河。

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On August 17th George Osborne, the budget-cutting Tory chancellor of the exchequer, insisted fiscal responsibility was "both fair and progressive".

8月17日，乔治·奥斯本，削减预算派的保守党财政大臣，坚持财政的责任是“公平与进步的”。

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Brzezinski's book was born from personal experience and her admitted failure of not cutting herself a fair deal and getting the money she deserved.

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This is not entirely fair: much of the cost-cutting was done before he arrived, and the current crop of hits was greenlighted by Mark Canton, Mr Calley's unloved predecessor.

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Malaga were unavailable for comment when contacted by CNN, but the official line is that the sudden cost-cutting is to ensure the club complies with Financial Fair Play regulations, a set of rules implemented by European football's governing body aimed at ensuring teams live within their means.

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