It's still--they can make losses for a long time before they're in trouble, so presumably there won't be a problem, but in principle there could be and so that's the kind of issue that we have now.

在陷入困境之前的很长一段时间内,他们可以承受亏损,也可以假设不会有任何问题发生,但是原则上讲是有可能会出问题的,这就是我们面临的现状

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That was an important issue of principle, to be sure, but hardly one that swayed many voters.

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But perhaps surprisingly, the most passionate argument on this issue has arisen not between government and opposition, but between two Labour backbenchers who regard the issue as one of principle.

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Mr Cameron suggests rethinking the whole issue, starting from the principle that users may be identified only with their explicit consent.

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