Time clauses can refer to the past, present, or future.

时间状语从句可表示过去、现在和将来。

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Some contracts include “clawback” clauses, which allow performance-related payments to be reclaimed if the performance that was rewarded turns out to have been worse than it seemed at the time.

一些合同包括“弥补性收入”条款，即当已经嘉奖的业绩后来表现得并没有原先那样出色的话，那么允许收回与业绩相关的酬劳。

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Like Santa Clauses at Christmas time, several Chiefs worked at different locations.

就像圣诞节时候的圣诞老人一样，几个“首领”在不同的地方忙碌着。

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She raised concerns about the possibility of government ministers being able to tamper with the royal charter through the Privy Council at any time and urged clauses in statute providing this could not happen.

BBC: Labour: Conservative royal charter 'dilutes' Leveson

Mr Redwood entertains these ideas he is expected to recommend sunset clauses and more parliamentary time for debating regulations but some experts question their effectiveness.

ECONOMIST: Deregulation

Expand Medicaid today and pocket the 100% funding Washington is dangling in front of them for a time, but include so-called "sunset" clauses that would rescind the new coverage if Medicaid proves too costly or if the feds renege on their free-money promises.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: New Medicaid's Roach Motel