Giving presents to a woman to secure her love is as vain as endeavoring to fill a sieve with water.

为了巩固爱情而送礼物给女性就像试图用筛子盛水一样徒劳无功。

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But her place in history will be secure as the first female speaker, and the one who helped pushed health care legislation through Congress.

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Once she became of marriageable age, her father sought to secure her a sound financial match.

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Ms Stuart may want to strengthen local democracy, but she will first have to secure her party's nomination.

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But Clijsters, opting to move more regularly into the net, recovered to lead 6-5 and broke again to secure her win in 62 minutes.

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