Their principal function was to provide funds for the state.

他们的主要职责是为国家提供资金。

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She appears nightly on the television news, speaking for the State Department.

她每晚出现在电视新闻上，代表国务院发言。

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For example, there is a marble statue of Sam Houston, a leader who fought for independence for the state of Texas.

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And they squarely faced the question of a gradual abolition plan for the state of Virginia in 1831 and '32.

然而在1831和32年间的弗吉尼亚州,他们所面临的问题就是,如何开展废除奴隶制的计划

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There was no word literally in Russian for the state, or for the monarchy, or for the government.

在俄语中都没有"国家"这个词,也没有"君主制"或"政府"

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In Iraq, they work under the auspice of their client, so they primarily work for the State Department.

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Marta Rita Velazquez, 55, worked for the state department between 1989-2002 and had top-secret clearance.

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Similar agreements govern companies working for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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