His father was a clerk in the British Navy Pay Office—a respectable position, but with little social status.

他的父亲是英国海军薪酬办公室的职员——一个受人尊敬，但没有什么社会地位的职业。

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And the Banks are not confined to lending to British residents; as the crisis has also shown, British Banks are exposed to everything from subprime housing in Florida to office blocks in Dubai.

而且银行不只借给英国居民。危机还显示，从佛罗里达的次级房产到迪拜的办公大楼，英国银行无所不贷。

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I think we need an oath of office that reflects the real reasons why British people love our country.

我认为，我们需要一个就职宣誓，这个誓言能反映英国人爱英国的切实原因。

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The miniseries, which was co-produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Home Box Office or HBO cable network, explored relations within the former Iraqi dictator's family and inner circle.

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But the level of criticism is growing here. The latest person to ask how much longer will British forces be deployed in Afghanistan is former Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells.

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The British Foreign Office told CNN that it had advised British nationals across the world to stay at home and to avoid crowded places where they could draw attention to themselves.

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Last year the Indian production was among the top 20 grossing movies in the U.S. Hindi movies such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dil Se have been ranked in the top 10 at the British box office over the past couple of years.

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The IRA, a republican paramilitary organization, is listed by the British Home Office as a proscribed terrorist group, and the pro-British parties have called for IRA victims to be compensated by the British government.

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