But her place in history will be secure as the first female speaker, and the one who helped pushed health care legislation through Congress.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

The Hobbesian state was intended to secure the conditions of life, even a highly civilized and cultivated life but one calculated in terms of self-interest and risk avoidance.

霍布斯眼中的国家旨在,保护人民的生命财产安全,即使是那些虽开化有教养却是为一己私利的人,也应当受到国家的保护。

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Later on when times are more secure, there's trade for grain as well for everything else, but when you're settling a place in the first place, you can't rely on somebody bringing it to you.

在之后相对安定的年代,有了粮食及其他各种物品交易,但当你刚开始在某地定居时,并不能指望有人为你供给必需品

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But,he insisted that a secure Afghanistan is crucial for the safety of Britain.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

If so,why am I risking my life for this mission if we are not there to win it?" But more troops alone will not secure Afghanistan,says retired Staff Sergeant Brian McGough.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

In a brief statement to reporters after the summit, Mr.Obama did not spell out a specific strategy designed to secure agreement, but European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso was upbeat that a deal could be struck.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

(recording) As one woman in Warsaw explains, politicians and the press have been getting very upset about the missile shield, but ever since Poland joined NATO ordinary Poles have felt much stronger and more secure.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

"For sure the military will not only clear and secure the area, but ensure unless and until the area is taken over completely by the civil administration, and the writ of the government is restored and peace and normalcy return to the area, the military will remain in the area,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.07