"Mission impossible", says one senior official.

一个资深官员声称，这是一个不可能完成的任务。

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It will be a year of pursuing "interim goals", says a senior official.

一位高官表示，这将是追求“过渡目标”的一年。

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The British public does not want one, but it cannot be ruled out, says a senior official.

一位高级官员称，英国公众不希望如此，但却不能排除可能性。

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He also worked with many civilian companies as a senior official.

VOA: special.2011.04.20

A senior official who spoke to reporters here called the Lula visit "perhaps the last big shot at engagement" with Tehran.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

A senior official who spoke to reporters here called the idea to put the tent in Englewood "awful,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

However a senior official added that judges should not be subjected to improper external influence.

BBC: Perception and reality

Nor did bin Laden have a gun, as earlier reports had indicated, the senior official said.

CNN: Bin Laden killing caps decade-long manhunt

Four others have been given warnings, while a senior official has apologised to Mr Zhao.

BBC: China beating: Anger after man mistaken for petitioner