Had the UK concentrated on building up infrastructure and jobs rather than wasting money on the VAT cut, then we would be in a much stronger position.

要是英国集中精力搞基础设施建设和增加工作岗位而不是把钱浪费在削减增值税上，那么我们就会处于一个强得多的位置。

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After all, Japan had none of the credit excesses of America and much of Europe: rather than borrow in recent years, Japan's companies have paid off debts, while households sit on a pile of savings.

毕竟日本不存在像美国或欧洲大部分地区那样的超额信贷：近年来，日本公司并没有举借外债反而已经清偿了债务，而住户们坐拥大量储蓄。

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Many of them had made themselves easy targets by concentrating too much on the financial minutiae of future plans rather than looking at the broader picture.

很多商业计划部门太注重未来计划的财务细目而非着眼于更广泛的前景，结果使自己成了裁减的对象。

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Speaking for the RMT, Bob Crow said that too much focus had been given to station modernisation, rather than improving service quality.

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Last year we had so much batting but maybe everyone relied on each other rather than taking responsibility.

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Commissioner Almunia said that too much time had been spent on "constitutional wrangling" rather than developing the "right kind of policy".

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