Her order was phrased as a suggestion.

她的命令措辞好像是一项建议。

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I meant it as a suggestion, but it came out as a request, something I needed from him.

我本来是想提个建议，但话说出口却成了一个请求，我需要他这么做。

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"When the FDA says' we think you ought to consider 'something, that should not be viewed as a suggestion, but as a mandate," he explains.

“当FDA说‘我们认为你们应当考虑’什么，这不应被视作建议，而是命令，”他解释说。

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Well, I've given a number who have quoted him on a number of reasons but one suggestion might be that it is not so much peace alone that Hobbes cherishes as life. Peace is a means to life.

好，接下来我会讲,有些人援引他的一些原因,但有一个可能是霍布斯,除了把和平向生命一样珍视之外还有其他。

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Fry's remark will be interpreted as a suggestion that Virgin may be considering taking a shareholding in the team in the future.

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The statement was interpreted as a suggestion that the smaller groups have deserted the PPP-led civilian government at the behest of the security establishment.

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And yes, it appears as a suggestion here at Forbes.

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