He was valuable to the White House not for a supple understanding of the country, but for not making trouble.

对白宫来说，他的宝贵之处并不在于更灵活的理解这个国家，而是他不会制造麻烦。

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France has tight gun-control laws for handguns, but not for hunting rifles.

法国对手枪有严格的枪支管制，但对猎用步枪却没有。

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The president pledged himself to increase taxes for the rich but not the middle classes.

总统保证增加富人而不是中产阶级的税收。

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These are for students who do not play for a school team but want organized sports with other students.

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When you lead the meditation, I think kneeling is fine, but for me it's really painful, not everybody can do that.

当进行冥想时，我觉得跪地可以接受，但确实感到疼痛，不是人人都可以坚持。

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and sort of also useful as a skill... not just for my career but in general, so...

不仅是对我的职业，整体来看，它也是一项有用的技能，所以……

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He and his spokesman have criticized U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft for describing Hatfill as a "person of interest" in the anthrax probe but for not clarifying what that term means.

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So, if a person is out of work and looking for a job but not claiming Jobseeker's Allowance for any reason (for example they may not want to, or they may not be eligible to claim it), they will appear in the figure for unemployment, but not the figure for claimant count.

BBC: Youth bear brunt of recession

This article reflects flaws seen in previous op-eds by Madoff. (1) It would treat the estates of farmers and small businesses differently than other estates, without explaining why concentrations of wealth are appropriate for some but not for all. (2) It does not (and her previous articles inadequately) address the problem of taxing some wealth twice. (3) It favors spenders and consumers over savers. (4) It advocates paternalism over autonomy.

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