Officials here are not volunteering any ringing endorsements of the way President Karzai is handling his job, but they are rejecting the notion that the United States and European allies will push for creation of a new executive post in the Afghan government - a prime minister or a similar mandate - to dilute Mr.Karzai's powers.

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I am convinced--even though I'm sure that the Toyota Motor Company didn't organize it this way— I am convinced that on my automobile when I do not plug in my safety belt that there is a bell ringing "DING, ding, ding, DING, ding, ding."

我相信,尽管我确信,丰田汽车公司不会这样组织,我确信在我车上,当我没有系上安全带的时候,会有响铃,"叮,叮,叮,叮,叮,叮"

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