Some women also confessed to carrying sentimental and comforting but hardly practical items, including a son's baby tooth, a daughter's first pair of shoes and their father's watch.

有些女人会带上一些没有实际用处的、却很重要的感情寄托，比如包包的乳牙、女儿的第一双鞋或者老爸的手表。

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The jobless rate as a share of all aged 16-24 is 13%, a bit less scary if hardly comforting.

ECONOMIST: Unemployment

Hardly a comforting thought for Mr Karzai as he seeks to put new life into his bereaved administration.

ECONOMIST: Repairing the damage to the new government

The possibility of your abuse ending up fodder for a national media frenzy that rivals the Super Bowl would hardly seem comforting to most potential disclosers.

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