Failing to meet a deadline once could burn one's bridges with a client forever. 

一旦不能如期交工，你将可能永远地失去这个客户。

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The EU says that Britain must meet a deadline of 15% renewable energy by 2012.

欧盟表示，英国必须因应2012年要使用百分之15回收资源的期限。

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I: Unfortunately, we have been working to meet a deadline. So we haven't made any decision.

很抱歉，我们一直在忙着一个就要到期的工作，所以还没有作任何决定。

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Advisor to the president Rajendra Dahal says a move to install a new majority government is required under the Interim Constitution, since the parties refused to meet the president's Saturday midnight deadline to form a coalition by consensus.

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One is the Wakana Hotel, whose elegant proprietress has made a point of attending to writers struggling to meet a deadline.

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Volunteer railway builders are working every day to try to meet a deadline for the reopening of the Bluebell Railway extension to East Grinstead.

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The Americans say that to keep up this momentum the parliament should meet a deadline for the constitution to be drafted by August, allowing for fresh elections in December.

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