His speech was a powerful spur to action.

他的讲话很有鼓动力。

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His speech roused the people to action.

他的演说使人们奋起行动。

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"We believe that the policy response has to be comprehensive and forceful," he declared in his speech, adding that "there is more risk and greater cost in gradualism than aggressive action."

“我们认为，有关政策应对必须是全面而有力的，”他在讲话中说道，而且还加了句，“渐进主义比过激行动风险更大，代价更高。”

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His speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is notable as many of the grass-roots activists were sceptical of his conservative credentials in the run-up to the presidential election.

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His speech was also a powerful call to action against gun violence.

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Mr Burnham used his speech at the Royal College of Midwives on Friday to pledge tougher action, saying he had told the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to investigate if any other hospitals had similar issues.

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