A time at which delegates indicate whether they do or do not support a proposed action for the committee. There are two types: procedural and substantive.

代表们表示是否支持或者不支持一个针对委员会提出的行动的时刻。有两种类型：程序性和实体性。

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We stand ready to take substantive additional action as needed to support growth and provide adequate insurance against downside risks.

“我们已经做好准备，在必要时采取‘大量附加的行动(substantive additional action)’，以防范经济增长的‘下行风险’”。

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The Fed chairman said "we stand ready to take substantive additional action as needed to support growth and to provide additional insurance against downside risks".

伯南克表示：“我们已做好准备，在必要时采取大量附加行动，以支持经济增长，并提供额外保障，以防范下行风险。”

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Later Friday, Romney told reporters that the issue needs more substantive action than an executive order, which can be replaced by a subsequent president.

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But we as I mentioned today, there are downside risks, and therefore it's really important for us to stand ready, as I mentioned, to take substantive action to address those risks and provide some insurance against those negative outcomes.

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How is it that the first substantive legal action attempting to assign accountability for the massive destruction of wealth caused by the sub-prime mortgage meltdown was taken not by the investors who lost money, but by the government?

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