Harry has made out a strong case for the repeal of the Corn Laws.

哈里提出强有力的理由，赞成废除《玉米法案》。

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The Corn Laws restricted imports of grain into the United Kingdom in order to protect domestic wheat producers.

《谷物法》限制粮食进口到英国以保护国内的小麦生产商。

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Ultimately it was not the eloquence of the arguments against the Corn Laws that led to their abolition—and more's the pity.

最终并不是口若悬河的辩论废止了《谷物法》，更多的是同情。

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Obediently, I read up on the Factory Acts and the Corn Laws and studied the newspaper.

NEWYORKER: Hand on the Shoulder

The immediate purpose of the repeal of the Corn Laws was to help the Irish peasantry caught in the grip of the potato famine.

ECONOMIST: Ireland and Gladstone and all that

Protectionist tariffs were dismantled, forcing companies to become more competitive through innovation, embracing new technologies and finding new markets a process that culminated in the abolition of the hated system of agricultural subsidies known as the Corn Laws which had inflated the price of bread.

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