But for the agency heads, "transparency" and "openness", while formally assented to in public statements, are suspect concepts, capable of endless encroachment into areas that must remain closed.

但对于情报机构负责人来说，公开声明中已经正式纳入的“透明”和“公开”是可疑的概念，会没完没了地侵蚀必须保密的领域。

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His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son.

他在公共场合的发言总是和他儿子的话截然不同。

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Artists joined other cultural workers in making political statements and played a key role in taking these statements to the public.

艺术家们与其他文化工作者一起发表政治声明，并在将这些声明推向公众方面发挥了关键作用。

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There was generally favorable response across the political spectrum in Muslim countries to the president's public statements - such as a pledge made before Turkey's Parliament in Ankara.

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"We need to think before we make statements in public that might be misunderstood to be encouraging the opposite of what we are trying to do to build our new nation."

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In public statements he has slammed Bush and declared Bush's political career dead.

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In testimony before Congress and in public statements, the American Civil Liberties Union has spoken out over provisions in three broad areas.

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In public statements, Capt Schettino has accepted a degree of responsibility.

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