By partnering with Washington on the global stage, Britain could punch above its weight.

通过在全球舞台上与华盛顿结伴，英国能发挥超过其实力的作用。

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Sometimes I feel as though I should have a punch-in time clock before I walk out on-stage.

有时候我似乎应当在出场之前有台打卡机。

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Not only does the play work, but this production, directed by David Russell, is a case study in how to stage punch-line humor.

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For Judge Rakoff, a 68-year-old musical theater buff, the bench is often a stage where he tells stories and unleashes punch lines with a throaty laugh.

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It has to become more competitive, better integrate immigrants, reform welfare, reverse plummeting birth rates and learn to punch its weight on the world stage.

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