In North Dakota, talk of forced mergers in the late 1990s sparked such outrage that politicians dropped the subject entirely.

上个世纪九十年代后期，北达科塔州强制合并的言论引发的震怒如此强烈，政客们只得彻底放弃了这个话题。

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Just last month, public outrage forced Pennsylvania lawmakers to roll back a pay hike they had given themselves in the dead of night.

就在上个月，怒气冲天的公众强迫宾夕法尼亚州议员取消了他们暗中给自己增加的工资。

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Public outrage forced a retreat.

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The rescue deal for Cyprus, announced on Saturday, prompted widespread outrage on the island at the prospect of ordinary savers being forced to pay a levy of 6.75%.

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