Translation of "whittle away" to Russian

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Dictionary translations for "whittle away"

whittle away verb

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Contexts with "whittle away"

The institution has been in near-imperceptible decline for almost 20 years, thanks to the rise of the European Parliament and the way EU member governments have whittled away its authority while consolidating their own powers as the EU's true legislators. Организация находилась в процессе практически незаметного упадка на протяжении почти двадцати лет, благодаря возникновению Европейского парламента, и тому, как правительства стран-членов Европейского Союза свели на нет авторитет организации, укрепляя собственную власть в качестве истинных законодателей ЕС.

A key question is why good old competition does not whittle away these profits rapidly. Ключевой вопрос в том, почему старая добрая конкуренция не способна быстро сократить эти прибыли.

Two or three's good, then you can whittle away by process of gradual elimination. Хорошо, когда двое или трое, тогда можно действовать методом исключения.

Whittle away at incentives - and at the market's ability to communicate them through price signals - and you starve the growth engine of its fuel. Уничтожьте стимулы - и способность рынков сообщать о них через ценовые сигналы - и вы оставите двигатель роста без его топлива.

I was very tired, so I fell asleep right away. Я был очень уставшим, поэтому тотчас заснул.

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