On the contrary, according to the IMF, “weakness has been contained to certain portions of the sub-prime market (and, to a lesser extent, the Alt-A market), and is not likely to pose a serious systemic threat."

恰恰相反，按照国际货币基金组织的观点，“缺陷被限制在了次贷市场的某些特定部分（比方说Alt-A细分市场），因此不太可能造成严重的系统性威胁。”

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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However, the opposition’s shortcomings pose a further obstacle to democratic development.

不过，反对派的缺点妨碍了民主的进一步发展。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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the Superintendent reasonable believes that the letter will pose a threat to any individual's personal safety or to the security, good order and discipline of the prison.

监督合理地相信该信件会对任何个人的人身安全或对监狱的保安、秩序及纪律造 成威胁，否则监督不得就该信件不给予批准。

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 20.11.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 20.11.2011

But, while celebrity activists warn about the impending doom posed by climate change, a more realistic view is offered by these cities’ ability to cope.

但是，当一些著名的活动家警告气候变化即将带来的灾难时，我们看到的更真实的情景是这些城市应对这些变化的能力。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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Indeed, in its 2006 annual review of the US economy, the IMF was extraordinarily benign in its assessment of the risks posed by the relaxation of lending standards in the US mortgage market.

事实上，在2006年对美国经济的年度回顾中，国际货币基金组织在评估放松信贷标准为美国抵押贷款市场所带来的风险方面显得格外温和。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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Moreover, the overstatement of the threat posed by Iran is also being used as a convenient excuse for political inflexibility and stagnating reform processes throughout the region.

而且，过度渲染伊朗构成的威胁也是被用来整个中东地区政治僵化和改革进程停滞的方便的借口而已。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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This last sentiment is posing a serious threat to Belgium’s survival.

这一仇视对比利时的生存构成严重的威胁。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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Western Europe found another route for its development only after WWII, when Hitlerism lay in the past but Stalinism posed a very present danger.

西欧只是在第二次世界大战之后，当希特勒主义成为过去而斯大林主义构成现实威胁的时候才找到了一条不同的发展道路。

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