Unlike marriage or the ties that bind parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by law.

不像婚姻或联结父母与孩子的纽带，它不被法律所定义或约束。

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Hanson advises guests to accept the offerings politely—but not to gobble, or gulp—and for goodness sakes don't get drunk.

汉森建议宾客礼貌地进食，不要在招待会上狼吞虎咽，而且切记不要喝醉。

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The curtains are for purely decorative purposes and do not open or close.

那些窗帘纯粹用于装饰目的，不能开合。

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Acetaminophen,also called paracetamol, is found in Tylenol, Excedrin and other products that do not require a doctor's order or prescription.

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Also, moral impurity is not removed or reducible through rituals, through washings and launderings, ritual ablutions and the like.

此外，道德不洁不能通过仪式来去除或减少，类似于洗、烫、沐浴仪式等等都不行。

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That is to say, it's not this and it's not this, or it "emerges" as that which is not this, not this.

也就是说，它不是这个，不是这个，或者，它作为不是这个，不是这个而出现。

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But it's not just whether they are there or not, and whether they are an enemy combatant or not.

NPR: High Court Changes Mind on Detainee Appeals

"What (other countries) worry about is what I worry about, which is whether or not we can govern and whether or not we can face the tough decisions that have to be made and resolve those, " Panetta said.

CNN: Senate Democrats offer plan to avert mandatory cuts

Thus, when a pension invests with multiple fund of funds managers, pension assets may be custodied at over a hundred entities, such as banks, trust organizations and brokerages, located domestically and abroad, which may or may not be regulated and which may or may not be financially sound.

FORBES: Pensions Perilously Binging Upon Hedge Funds, Funds of Funds and Funds of Funds of Funds (March 20, 2007)