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Je regrette que le peuple autrichien se soit laissé gouverner par ses émotions, et pas par un argument scientifique rationnel.
I regret that people in Austria have allowed themselves to be ruled by emotion, not rational scientific argument.
D'ailleurs, je regrette beaucoup que le Parlement se soit laissé entraîner dans une logique d'urgence sans que cela soit nécessaire pour ce règlement.
Incidentally, I greatly regret the fact that Parliament has needlessly allowed itself to be put under pressure of time in dealing with these rules.
Il est possible que la Commission européenne se soit laissé abuser par le charisme de M. Kadhafi mais je n'accorde aucun crédit à cet individu.
It could be that the European Commission has allowed itself to be led astray by Mr Gaddafi's pretty face, but I do not trust that man one inch.
Je n'arrive pas à croire qu'il se soit laissé tromper comme ça.
I can't believe that he allowed himself to be tricked like that.
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