sabre rattling

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As global economies sink into bankruptcy, sabre rattling may on occasion be used to distract the populace, but in the main current trends become more pronounced.
由于全球经济陷入破产，战争叫嚣偶尔会被用来转移大众的注意力，但大体上当前的趋势变得更加显著。
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The verbal sabre rattling by US Treasury Secretary Geithner is a threat to the open global trading system.
美国财长盖特纳口头上的剑拔弩张是对开放的全球贸易体系的一种威胁。
So they do a bit of sabre-rattling but mostly let their companies use tax havens to suit their needs.
因此它们只是虚张声势，很多时候会让自己国家的公司利用避税港各取所需。

Expect more sabre rattling over the Strait of Hormuz to grab the headlines, and far more seriously, Iraq to take a significant turn for the worse through Shia cross-border meddling.
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He himself eschews nationalistic sabre-rattling and looks to the party's liberal wing for fresh ideas.
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