The country is still hopeful that it will meet its emissions goals, like reducing emissions by 40% by 2020, but the acceptance of electric cars in the country has not occurred as fast as expected.

该国仍希望实现其排放目标，比如到2020年减排40%，但该国对电动汽车的接受没有预期中的那么快。

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The deal took Guoco's shareholding to 40.8%, above the 29.9% threshold where it had to make a bid - although its subsequent compulsory offer was not expected to gain much support from shareholders.

尽管外界并不期望后来的义务性支付会得到股东的支持，但该交易还是花费了40.8%的国浩股份，高于29.9%的起拍点。

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These savings arise solely from the design of the building fabric itself which should not require replacement or alteration during the whole of its expected 40-year life.

这些节约量是从建筑结构本身的设计单独产生，在其整整40年设计寿命里不再需要替换或改变。

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He is expected to press Israel not to carry out its threat to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.

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The official number is secret, but news reports say the general wants about The request is controversial, not least because with the U.S.troop level in Iraq expected to remain around its current 120,000 for at least several more months, the strain on the U.S.Army is considerable.

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The mayor, who belongs to a party in opposition to the ruling African National Congress (ANC), claimed the city could not afford its expected contribution to build the arena.

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As disappointing as this news might be to some investors, it is hard to fault the company for opting to abandon a business that has not produced its expected rate of returns.

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But he says that the original meaning of the constitution is not what its authors expected the language they used in the document to do solely during their lifetime, but what they meant it to say.

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