I am convinced--even though I'm sure that the Toyota Motor Company didn't organize it this way— I am convinced that on my automobile when I do not plug in my safety belt that there is a bell ringing "DING, ding, ding, DING, ding, ding."

我相信,尽管我确信,丰田汽车公司不会这样组织,我确信在我车上,当我没有系上安全带的时候,会有响铃,"叮,叮,叮,叮,叮,叮"

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It's not because there was a black hole and you needed more money and therefore investment income is the best way to plug it.

BBC: John Swinney interview transcript

Many Republicans have supported closing some loopholes, but they say the changes should be part of a broader overhaul of the tax code, not a way to plug gaps in the budget.

BBC: Obama warns budget cuts will cause job losses

One could analogize the U.S. banking system that is frantically looking for a way to plug revenues holes caused by new regulations that limit their ability to extract historic fees from consumers like overdrafts.

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