Lincoln then defended his statement that the United States could not continue half slave and half free. He said he did not mean that customs or institutions must be the same in every state.

林肯随后为他有关美国不能再以一半是奴隶制一半是自由州的形式存在的声明辩护，他说，他的意思并不是说每个州的习俗或制度都必须一样。

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Don't get stuck in a pattern of using cheesy stock art when you can nab free high quality photos that make a much stronger visual statement.

不要掉进使用蹩脚呆板的艺术这种模式的泥潭，你可以抓住既免费又具有高品质的照片来做出更强有力的、更直观的声明。

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'This means that more than half of China is now free of the bile industry and committed to staying that way,' the group said in its statement.

基金会发表声明说，这意味着中国半数以上地区现在都不会有养熊取胆业，并承诺会维持这一状况。

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Lincoln then defended his statement that the United States could not continue half slave and half free.

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A statement on the website of the president's office says the army will undertake a humanitarian exercise to free non-combatants.

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So this is a timely opportunity to remind the world how agricultural biodiversity can improve productivity and nutrition,enhance livelihoods, respond to environmental challenges and deliver food security, Last July,the G8 summit in L'Aquila,Italy, issued a statement saying, There is an urgent need for decisive action to free humankind from hunger and poverty.

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With a year left on his contract, after which Van Persie could move to another club for free, the statement was understood be a public declaration of the striker's intent to leave this summer.

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While the cake, the largest ever gluten-free cake, made a statement of its own, the real statement was the need for gluten-free food labeling laws.

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"There is an urgent need to continue this campaign, " said Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, in a statement.

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