The two councils need to pull their socks up and come to an agreement.

两个委员会需要付出更大努力，达成一致。

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Even genetic variation within the same species has been shown to affect how well ecosystems pull up their socks and repair themselves.

甚至相同种类的基因突变也已表现出生态系统如何悬崖勒马并自我修复。

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The new approach requires defence firms to pull up their socks.

新的采购方案使得防务公司们必须打起精神。

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This has prompted industry chatter that data centres risk having regulations imposed upon them if they do not pull their socks up.

ECONOMIST: Computers and the environment

It would force weak boards of directors to pull their socks up.

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This would matter little if small shops could force supermarkets to pull up their socks.

ECONOMIST: Competition in retailing