The opportunity to pull Iran up short is not entirely lost, though the effort will be more costly now.

尽管目前努力的成本比较高，但让伊朗紧急停止核计划的时机并没有完全错过。

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Universal laws will eventually pull them up short, and the more they've run roughshod over peoples' lives, the harder their lesson is going to be.

自然规律最终会令他们突然停下来，他们越无情地对待别人，自己得到的教训就越严重。

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Your shortwave radio probably has either a short telescoping (pull-up) antenna and or a connection point for an external antenna usually on the rear.

您可能有短波电台无论是短伸缩(拉)的天线和一个外置天线或连接点，通常为一个在后面。

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And more to the point, why was Spurs striker Jermain Defoe sitting at home when he is the identikit replacement for Owen, should he pull up short of fitness or need a break?

BBC: SPORT | Football | World Cup 2006 | Teams | England | Eriksson exposed by his Owen goal