Sentence examples of "affectation" in English

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It's not an affectation because I can't actually do it standing up. Это не жеманство, поскольку я на самом деле не могу это делать стоя.
In earlier times with no formidable adversaries in the political arena, this was a harmless affectation. But it is an extremely dangerous attitude with people like Sarkozy ready, willing and able to impose high political costs upon the bank should it stumble. Прежде, не имея значительных противников на политической арене, такой вид поведения был безопасен, но он становится очень опасным, когда есть такие люди, как Саркози, готовые, желающие и могущие востребовать выплаты политических издержек за возможные ошибки банка.
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