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If you're dealing with an Artful Dodger, then you may have to apply more drastic measures and reduce his list to one task at a time.

如果你对付的是一个狡猾的躲避者，那你可能需要采取更激烈的措施，每次把他的任务清单减少到一个任务。

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Those measures would likely add hundreds of billions of dollars to budget deficits at a time when the White House and lawmakers are trying to narrow them by more than one trillion.

当白宫和立法者正在尝试将它们缩小一万亿以上的时候，那些措施可能一次就增加上千亿美元的预算赤字。

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Sustainable growth also meant growth that was driven by sales--not one-time gains or cost-cutting measures.

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Private researchers who analyzed federal data on airline performance also said in a report being released Monday that consumer complaints to the Department of Transportation surged by one-fifth last year even though other measures such as on-time arrivals and mishandled baggage show airlines are doing a better job.

NPR: Airline Passenger Complaints Surged In 2012

There were one-time charges and gains, "repositioning" costs, impairment adjustments and ever-confusing special accounting measures.

WSJ: A Rally Built Atop Surprises, Mostly Bad