Yet he cannot afford to rest on his laurels. His political future may seem promising, but Spain's long-running economic boom is not quite so healthy.

然而他可不能沉湎于过去的荣耀而不思进取，因为尽管其仕途前景一片光明，但西班牙长期的经济繁荣却不见得是一种健康的增长方式。

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Yet he cannot wriggle free of the traditional British predicament, wanting to lead and keep its distance from Europe at the same time.

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It is his department that will get the blame if we get fined yet he cannot force the agriculture department to do what he says.

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Yet he cannot plead ignorance of the Senate's workings.

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