We also invited Hillary’s minister at Little Rocks First United Methodist Church, Ed Matthews, a wonderful man who we knew would stick with us if the lunch deteriorated into a war of words.

我们还邀请了希拉里在小石城第一联合卫理公会教堂的牧师艾德.马修斯。 马修斯是个相当不错的人，我们知道，假如午餐会陷入舌战，他会站在我们这一边。

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Looking instinctively from the open window - for it was summer-time - the minister beheld Hester Prynne and little Pearl passing along the footpath that traversed the enclosure.

当时正是夏天，牧师不自主地从打开的窗子向外面望去，看到海丝特·白兰和小珠儿在穿越围栏的小径上走着。

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Here religion demands but little of him; a small voluntary salary to the minister, and gratitude to God; can he refuse these?

在这里，教会仅对他们提出一点需求，他们只要自愿奉献一点给牧师作工资以及对上帝的感恩，他能拒绝这些吗?

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Meanwhile,Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez, said the Obama administration has done little to improve U.S.-Cuban relations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

New Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit says they are a little nervous, but she is optimistic the city will successfully host the Games.

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But for now at least those days seem over. With Ankara working hard to improve relations with Syria,Iraq and even the prime minister's visit to Tehran, few people see little chance of a renewal of that alliance anytime soon.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

The average age of a full cabinet minister remains a little over 64 years, though the average age of a minister is now 58.

BBC: What does the India government reshuffle mean?

If things continue as they are, with the economy in good shape, the polls still in the government's favour and no unforeseen "events" erupting to upset the apple cart, there is little reason for the prime minister to wait.

BBC: Hunting ban may fail

For example, surrendering the prime minister's exclusive right to dissolve Parliament (and thus call an election) will matter little so long as the prime minister commands a majority in the House of Commons.

ECONOMIST: Constitutional reform