| Task 1. Analyze the sentences and translate them into Russian.
1. With everyone asking “What sort of European Commission do
we want?” it was hard not to ask simultaneously “What sort of Europe
do we want?”
2. With his impeachment trial over, the US President has found
himself more easily able to involve himself in foreign policy.
3. With the economy booming and incomes finally beginning to
climb for those on the middle and lower rungs of the ladder, a “national
culture of upscale spending” has emerged.
4. With state pension systems being stretched by the ageing of
Europe’s population and with returns on traditional savings instruments
shrinking, investors are turning increasingly to mutual funds.
5. In 1980s with their profits falling as viewers turned increasingly to
the choice offered by cable TV and VCRs, the networks (ABC, CBS and
NBC) were taken over by Wall Street deal makers, who thought they
could be run more efficiently.
6. “With many bonds trading above par, any uncertainty about the
implications of the European tax on savings will have an impact on
the trading of these securities”, said Managing director and Head of
European debt capital markets.
7. With the Conservative Party as deeply divided as ever on Europe,
its young leader can stamp his little foot as much as he likes and still not
end the debate.
8. With the tricky enlargement negotiations ahead, the last thing the
EU needs is a prolonged bout of budget bickering.
9. Its economy crumbling, America struggled to escape the global
Depression and find its place in a violently changing world.
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