Work permits were issued to only 5% of those who applied for them.

工作许可证只发给了5%的申请人。

《牛津词典》

The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff.

政府蓄意挫败了他为其外国员工取得工作许可证的努力。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

And to streamline that permitting process, I am establishing a new team to coordinate work on Alaska drilling permits.

为了让许可程序更流畅的实施，我成立了一个新的工作组来协调阿拉斯加的钻探许可工作。

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The Obama administration announced that it would stop deporting younger illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children -- provided they meet certain conditions -- and begin granting work permits to them.

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Germany (though not all Germans, see article) this week welcomed the first an Indonesian computer expert of 20, 000 specialists who will be given five-year permits to stay and work.

ECONOMIST: Europe��s migrants

They have the right to enter France without a visa but must have work or residency permits to settle over the long-term.

BBC: France rounds up hundreds of Roma