Not only does the 40-seat Federal National Council, for which they were voting, have only advisory powers.

此次票选的、拥有40个席位的联邦国民议会仅为咨询机构。

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Although it's difficult to say what the most harmful invasive species is, "I'd probably point to West Nile virus, " says Christopher Dionigi of the federal National Invasive Species Council (NISC).

尽管难以断言哪种外来入侵物种最为有害，联邦全国外来入侵物种委员会（NISC）的克里斯托弗·迪奥尼基表示，“我认为是西尼罗河病毒。”

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The United Arab Emirates recently announced that half of the seats in its Federal National Council will be chosen by elections.

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UAE's Federal National Council, a consultative body that stirs up a modicum of debate but makes no executive decisions, will henceforth be elected after a fashion, whereas at present all are appointed by a committee of senior sheikhs.

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They said their family members had no links to the Brotherhood and only wanted to see greater democracy in the country, including giving the greater powers to the Federal National Council, the largely toothless public advisory body in the country.

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