Some nations use English as their official language, performing the function of administration; in others it is used as an international language for business, commerce and industry.

一些国家用英语作为官方语言，并用它履行行政职能；而在其他国家，它被用作商业、贸易和工业的国际通用语言。

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"We don't have the ability or even will to use coercive power to change Russia's behaviour," says a senior administration official.

“我们没有能力，甚至也没有意愿采取强制力量改变俄罗斯的行为，”一位高级行政官员说。

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A National energy Administration official said the concept of "new-energy model cities" is still in the early stage of development.

国家能源管理部门官员表示，“新能源示范城”这个概念还处于前期酝酿中。

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Also this week, the Obama administration named a former Justice Department official as so-called border czar.

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A senior U.S.administration official said the American side did not request a meeting with Iran and was not asked for one either.

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Israel said it did not intend to embarrass Biden, the highest-ranking Obama administration official to visit the region.

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He cautioned that the coming report isn't a final position statement, but rather the beginning of a "dialogue" that would lead to an official administration policy on information privacy.

WSJ: Obama Administration Seeks Internet Privacy Protections, New Policy Office

Or take bureaucratic secrecy: he has created a semi-official parallel administration within the White House and has fought like a tiger to keep his doings private.

ECONOMIST: Why Dick Cheney should watch whom he travels with

The hurried release of the Environmental Assessment last Friday capped a frenzied two days behind the scenes at the White House and FDA. Within hours after the Slate article and leaked document were posted, an administration official notified the FDA that the administration was dropping its indefinite hold.

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