He had heard that the great were prompt about small matters.

他听说大人物对小事都能很快做出反应。

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If you're susceptible to the effects of caffeine, just small amounts - even one cup of coffee or tea - may prompt unwanted effects, such as anxiety, restlessness, irritability and sleep problems.

如果你对咖啡因的作用特别敏感，那么即便是少量的咖啡因——比如一杯咖啡或是茶——就能导致一些不良效果，如焦虑、不安、易怒及睡眠问题等。

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But Udon Thani is also home a small minority of Yellow Shirts, a rival movement whose street protests helped prompt the 2006 coup that removed Mr.Thaksin.

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There are rumours of interest from two giants, Microsoft and Wal-Mart, the kind of threat to prompt a lobbying effort by America's small independent banks to get the loophole closed.

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