He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor.

他坚称他所知道的一切都是从他的前任那儿学到的。

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He maintained that he was protecting himself from Mr. Cox, who came at him with an axe.

他坚持说他是在自我防卫，因为考克斯先生手持斧头向他逼过来。

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He maintained that strange stare for a long moment.

他那种奇怪的凝视持续了好长时间。

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Rashid Nurgaliev, Russia's interior minister, (Speech) He says that the Kremlin has taken all measures to ensure that order is maintained and the accident is being investigated fully.

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He would prefer to go by sea, if possible, because it's much quicker, but at least he could travel on the roads that the Romans built and maintained.

可能到话，他更喜欢走海路，因为那样更快，不过至少他能走,罗马人修建保养的路了。

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It's simply a distinction that can't be maintained, which is why he calls it an "event."

这个差别不容忽视，这就是为什么德里达称语言为事件“

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He maintained that "business is different from aid" and that he would not be threatened.

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He maintained that reasoning in his ruling out Thursday, even while he saved the law itself on other grounds.

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He maintained that costs would come down by improving the quality of care and the overall efficiency of the system.

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