Leslie And then we had to take drastic steps; and these were, in fact, to get rid of those long-contract players who had very high wages.

于是我们不得不采取断然的措施；其实呢，这就是解聘那些拿高薪的长期合同的球员。

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And that the U.S. must take drastic steps to reign in government spending, deficits, and debt.

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That suggests the authorities should take drastic steps to reflate the economy, jolting it out of its stupor and weakening the currency.

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Carleton had to take drastic steps, and did, building on Ottawa's strengths.

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