Sentence examples of "коту" in Russian
В то время существовало много различных обоснованных причин, определявших нежелание американцев взять на себя бремя по всемирному спасению: направление значительных финансовых ресурсов в Европу казалось «выбрасыванием денег коту под хвост», как будто не европейцы воевали во Второй мировой войне, явившейся источником и главной причиной финансовой неразберихи.
At the time, there were all kinds of convincing reasons why Americans should not want to take on the burden of a worldwide rescue: sending more money to Europe might be seen as pouring money down a drain; had not the Europeans fought a World War that had been the fount and origin of the financial mess?
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