Few women relish being a mother, secretary or general picker-upper for their husbands.

没有多少女性乐于当专业妈妈，当丈夫的专业文秘，或者当个临时凑合的女人。

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"We have put this to police and the Home Office several times but they have always denied the practice or sought to avoid answering the question, " said Jeremy Dear, the union's general secretary.

“我们已数次就此向内政部和警方交涉，但他们总是否认事件，或者寻求避免回答问题。” 协会的常任秘书jeremy Dear说。

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The flagpole was borrowed from Mauritius for the ceremony, but that didn't detract from the significance of the event or the enthusiasm of the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

旗杆是为了这次仪式从毛里求斯借来的，但是这丝毫不能削减该事件的重要性，也不能削减秘书长潘基文的激情。

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The secretary general would not say when the transition might start, how long it will take, or when it might be possible to start reducing the NATO troop commitment.

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But the U.N. secretary general or the president of the Hamburg tribunal would select the crucial fifth arbitrator when, as would typically be the case, the state parties cannot agree.

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There are plenty of runners, like the former Italian prime minister, Romano Prodi or the Nato Secretary-General, Javier Solana.

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An appointed job, involving a stint in foreign policy, might position him to be a secretary of state or attorney-general.

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