This month Mr. Ahmadinejad refused a direct order from Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to drop a contested cabinet appointment.

当月，内贾德拒绝了伊朗最高精神领袖阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊的直接会面要求，放弃了一个有争议的内阁任命。

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Clipboard-carrying concierges greet customers at the door to direct them to the right section of the store or to the personal shopper or trainer with whom they had made an appointment.

带着笔记本的门房在门口迎接顾客，把他们引导到店内的不同区域，或到个人销售者，或做过预约的培训人员那里。

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Before you set your first goal or write down your vision, (and mark my word, you should engage in both of those activities on a regular basis) you need to set an appointment with your direct reports.

在制定第一个目标或写下你的愿景之前，(记住我的话，你应该经常做这两件事)，你需要约见你的直接下属。

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The report recognises that composition of the Chamber is likely to be on a representative basis, but asks if members should be selected through either direct or indirect election or perhaps by ex-officio membership or direct appointment.

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And like the Supreme Court's decision to hear the Green Movement's case, Weinstein's decision not to defend Galant's appointment was a direct assault at the foundation of Israel's democratic system.

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When a patient calls 111, an operator - who is trained in the same way as a 999 operator - can send out an ambulance, put someone straight through to a nurse, book an out-of-hours GP appointment, or direct the caller to a pharmacist or dentist.

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