The government has also submitted legislation that would increase the excise tax on beer by an average of 50 percent per year from 2010 to 2012.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

There's no ladder, no differences between CEO and an average engineer on the surface.

没有阶级划分,表面上看来，普通员工和CEO也没有差别。

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The study also says American children eat an average of three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, and the snacks account for almost one third of their daily calories.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09