Under the law, utilities were entitled to a profit, euphemistically called a rate of return, on all their expenses.

根据法律的规定，公用事业公司有权获得一些收益，这被委婉地称为“回报费”，它们的确投入了各种各样的开支。

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He couldn't return to Ireland, as he wasno longer under protection of the law and could have been killed with impunity.

他不能再回到爱尔兰，因为他不再受到那里的法律保护，可以被人任意杀死。

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Much of the patrimony is managed by a foundation and, in return for tax breaks, belongs by law to the nation and cannot be sold.

大部分祖产都由一个基金会管理以换取所得税宽减，这一部分都由法定属于国家，不能变卖。

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Clay said a better law was needed for the return of fugitive slaves to their owners.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

They considered the compromise a simple law for the return of valuable property.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

Mr.Gadhafi demanded an apology for the so-called unjustified arrest of his son and daughter-in-law as the price for letting the Swiss nationals return home and for ending economic sanctions.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

Once converted, the Bnei Menashe can apply for immigration to Israel under the Law of Return, without needing authorisation from the country's Interior Ministry.

BBC: Bnei Menashe say they are one of the 10 lost tribes of Israel

He emigrated to Israel at the age of 20 under the Law of Return, where he served in the military and gained a BA in social sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

BBC: Profile: Avigdor Lieberman

NATO's entry into Kosovo, Mr Steiner said that Kosovo's status could not be seriously addressed until several benchmarks are met, including the establishment of the rule of law, democratic institutions, the safe return of Serbs, freedom of movement for all inhabitants, and economic regeneration.

ECONOMIST: Kosovo