Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term."

你说：“我不知道你们被警告的刑罚是临近的呢？还是我的主将为它规定一个期限呢？

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Last year he challenged the CIA for the right to appoint station chiefs abroad, but the White House ruled against him.

去年，他挑战中情局任命海外站长的权力，但是白宫并没有站在他一边。

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They can now, for instance, appoint more directors without this being deemed to constitute control.

例如他们现在可以任命更多的董事而不为视为是机构控制。

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And he has set up a host of unelected bodies, whose members he will appoint for up to four years, to oversee various affairs of state.

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The Hyde bill also permits judges to appoint counsel for indigents, and it eliminates the requirement that owners post a 10% bond to challenge a seizure.

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