Countries were legally obliged to act, but only 140 have even submitted plans and only 16 have revised their plans since 1993.

从法律上来说，各国必须采取行动，但是，自1993年以来，只有140个国家递交了计划，也只有16个国家修订了他们的计划。

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Under the proposals, buried in Europe’s Pregnant Workers’ Directive, with which Britain would be legally obliged to comply if passed

如果这些规定通过，英国将有法律义务遵循欧洲的“怀孕工人指令”的以下条款

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She said: "These large corporations, whether they sell tobacco, food or alcohol, are legally obliged to maximise shareholder returns."

她说：这些大公司，无论他们是销售烟草制品、食物或酒精，从法律上来讲都不得不使股东的利润最大化。

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Northern Rail, which runs the Denton service, said it was legally obliged to keep the station open.

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Inverness-based Hi-Arts said it was legally obliged to seek redundancies while it tried to secure its financial future.

BBC: Inverness-based Hi-Arts seeks staff redundancies

Energy firms will be legally obliged to offer customers their lowest tariff, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

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