Over the past 20 years, the Nobel statement said, Ahtisaari has played a prominent role in resolving serious and long-lasting conflicts in Namibia, Indonesia, Kosovo and Iraq - among other areas.

诺贝尔奖委员会的声明说，在过去20年里，阿赫蒂萨里为解决纳米比亚、印度尼西亚、科索沃和伊拉克等地旷日持久的严重冲突发挥了无与伦比的作用。

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Yet, even so, the statement faced serious internal opposition, with three inflation hawks on the committee voting against it and calling it a mistake.

然而，即便如此，这一声明遇到来自内部的严重反对，该委员会的3位通货膨胀鹰派人士投了反对票，并说这一声明是一种错误。

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"The safety of our customers and employees is our primary concern, and we are grateful there were no serious injuries," Southwest chief operating officer Mike Van DE Ven said in a statement.

“客户和雇员的安全是公司首先关注点，我们很高兴他们没有受到严重的伤害，”Mike Van de Ven，西南航空首席运营官，在发布会上表示。

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" This was a serious statement from one of John's good friends, an African American ex-gang member from Detroit who, as John said, "would die for me now, just like I'd die for him.

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"Once the social unrest has been addressed, the ICC should assist Zimbabwe in rebuilding as a serious cricket nation, " said a statement.

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"I leave the College of Cardinals the possibility to bring forward the start of the conclave once all cardinals are present, or push the beginning of the election back by a few days should there be serious reasons, " the Pope said in a statement read by his spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi.

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