Sherman recommended that Clarke be disciplined, but higher-ups rejected the idea.

谢尔曼建议对克拉克进行纪律惩戒，但高层拒绝了这个意见。

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Optional blocks define additional graph patterns that do not cause solutions to be rejected if they are not matched, but do bind to the graph when they can be matched.

可选块定义了附加图形模式，即使模式不匹配，不会造成结果被拒绝，但在匹配的时候，图形模式会被绑定到图形上。

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So even if it is obvious that an activity cannot be reached again, a skip request is not rejected, but it actually has no effect.

因此，即使很明显不会再到达某个活动，也不会拒绝跳过请求，但该请求实际上无任何效果。

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The National Union of Teachers says there are areas where savings can be made, but rejected cuts in staff.

BBC: Labour 'could save schools ?2bn'

But these panel recommendations can be rejected by the commissioner.

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Ministers have urged the UK's 350 largest public companies to set targets against which progress in boosting female representation on boards and executive committees can be judged, but have rejected calls for quotas.

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