The shadow of the Uruguay round arguably extended beyond this nettlesome detail.

乌拉圭回合谈判的阴影不止在于这些烦人的细枝末节。

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Trade talks always seem to break down before they succeed: the Uruguay round was supposed to be over in four years and dragged on for a painful eight.

贸易谈判似乎总是先失败后成功：乌拉圭回合本来计划在4年内结束，但艰难地拖了8年。

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Mr Sutherland argues that his experience during the Uruguay round of trade talks taught him that having a firm timetable is the best way to knock heads together.

萨瑟兰说，乌拉圭回合的经验让他明白，出台一个明确的时间表是把各国首脑推向谈判桌的最佳方式。

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Trade-distorting subsidies may rise so much, Europeans fear, that America will break its Uruguay-round commitments.

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But the administration still has authority to complete talks it began under the so-called Uruguay Round of global trade talks.

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In particular, it must persuade poor countries, which felt short-changed by the previous Uruguay round, that a Doha deal will be good for them.

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