Under pressure from the International Monetary Fund and European Union to slash expenditure, Mr Papandreou has very little room for maneuver.

在国际货币基金组织和欧盟要求减少支出的压力下，帕潘德里欧没有任何机动的空间。

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And, given the perilous state of Japan's public finances, the next government will have precious little room for maneuver to boost public investment.

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All of which means that, after the sound and fury of an election, national governments have little room for maneuver on economic policy.

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He has joined the "growth club" with new French President Francois Hollande but has precious little room for maneuver, as the price on Italian debt has also risen.

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