Backbenchers fear the ghoulish tortures of whips and the lost chance of preferment that rudeness about the prime minister might incur.

后座议员害怕残忍的鞭打刑讯和失去关于首相可能招致粗蛮的表现机会。

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British Prime Minister David Cameron constantly bangs on about the wedding whenever he gets a chance, because it's the only spot of good news on the horizon for most people.

英国首相大卫·卡梅伦只要有机会就会没完没了的说着婚礼，是因为这是大多数人视野中所能看到的唯一的好消息了。

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Piers Morgan will quit Britain's Got Talent for the chance to become the first Englishman to host a prime-time U.S. chat show.

皮尔斯·摩根将要退出英国达人，因为他将要作为第一个英国人加盟一个美国谈话节目。

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But for now at least those days seem over. With Ankara working hard to improve relations with Syria,Iraq and even the prime minister's visit to Tehran, few people see little chance of a renewal of that alliance anytime soon.

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The Nets are going to have to dig deep to win three in a row after they wasted a prime chance to draw even and steal back home-court advantage.

WSJ: Nets blow 14-point lead, fall in 3OT to Bulls

The Nets are going to have to dig deep to win three in a row after they wasted a prime chance to draw even with Chicago and steal back home-court advantage.

WSJ: Robinson surge leads Bulls past Nets in triple OT

Mr Dobson's reluctant agreement to stand has given the prime minister a good chance of wriggling off the hook.

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