He reported to a section chief, who reported to a division chief, and so on up the line.

他受科长领导，科长受处长领导，如此逐级向上。

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Either way, the incoming Fed chief will have to walk a fine line in slowly ending the stimulus.

不管怎样，这位即将上任的美联储主席不得不小心翼翼地缓慢结束这一激励计划。

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No, he made the cell phone call to a land line — specifically, to the land line of his chief competitor at Bell Labs.

他打给了陆地上的电线，确切的说，打给了他的主要竞争者对手在贝尔实验室的陆地电话线。

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As for George Osborne's decision to require RBS to slim down its investment banking even further, and to retreat into being more of a UK bank, the word from the Royal Bank is that he's simply falling into line with chief executive Stephen Hester's blunt assessment with his third quarter results last month.

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Mr Ball said his objectives were "completely in line" with the chief constable's.

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The hip-hop legend cofounded his eponymous headphone line with Interscope Records chief Jimmy Iovine and quickly developed a mutually-beneficial manufacturing arrangement with Monster.

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