Forswearing the use of painkillers for religious reasons is also a hard sell in secular societies .

由于宗教原因而坚决放弃使用止痛药也是世俗社会中的一个“霸王条约”。

On the republican side , all six nominees have signed the pledge devised by americans for tax reform , a pressure group , forswearing all tax increases .

在共和党这一方，被任命的6名代表都已签署一份由压力团体“美国税改协会”起草的保证书，保证反对任何的增税计划。

We have seen the damaging effects of thrift in the current downturn , in which rich people 's forswearing luxury purchases in the name of thrift has reduced employment in the retail sector , thus deepening the downturn .

我们已经看到了节俭在这次衰退中给经济带来的破坏性影响，富人们为了节俭而放弃奢侈品的购买导致零售业就业减少，进一步加剧了衰退。