Each year since 2003 the World Bank has published a "Doing Business" survey of how countries compare on some of the most important factors in opening, running and closing a firm.

从2003年开始，世界银行每年都公布一份“营商环境评估”，就企业开办、管理和关闭程序中一些至关重要因素对各国进行比较排名。

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"The World health Organization was established 60 years ago," Dr Chan said in closing her tour of global health challenges. "The landscape of public health is vastly different now."

“世界卫生组织创建于60年前，”陈博士在总结关于全球健康问题挑战时指出，“今天，公共卫生形势已经发生了巨大的变化。”

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Any school not on track to meet this utopian goal-one never reached by any nation in the world-would face a series of sanctions, culminating in the firing of the staff and the closing of the school.

任何一所学校无法达成这种乌托邦式的目标—世界上任何国家都无法实现的—将会遭受系列的惩罚，比如解雇教员甚至关闭学校。

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In closing the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt last Friday, FIFA President Sepp Blatter sounded less than assured in wishing the best to Nigeria as host of the Under-17 event, in what he described as the African year of football.

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Naim focuses on the various religious and ethnic groups across the world closing in on each other, particularly in the Arab world.

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When you feel the world is closing in on you try to find some time alone - even if it is only to have a bath - and learn to say no to the demands of relatives.

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"Whether we like it or not we have to recognize that we are on the brink of a major humanitarian disaster in Kosovo the likes of which have not been seen in Europe since the closing stages of World War II, " he said, adding that more than 500, 000 ethnic Albanians have now been displaced from their homes in Kosovo.

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