For him the world stage is a relief from a fading economy at home, but it is no less a reminder of his powerlessness.

对他而言，他在世界舞台的活动只不过是从本国经济衰退得到的一个安慰。但这也是他没有能力的一个提醒。

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China has had 'great success in the initial stage of relief,' he said.

他表示，当前中国抗震救灾斗争已取得重大阶段性成果。

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Therefore, at the present stage, searching the special form of environment public law adjoining relation relief in public law is of great theoretical significance and practical value.

所以，在公法领域寻求此类相邻关系救济的特殊形态，在现阶段具有较大的理论意义和实践价值。

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Also, and I hesitate to say this at such an early stage of the relief effort here, but the authorities in India at least, and some other countries in the region, have become quite good at dealing with severe flooding, or earthquakes, catastrophic events on a tsunami scale, if you will.

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He pointed out that only interim relief was being sought at this stage, and that granting it would cause minimal disruption to Facebook.

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In 2005, as Katrina became the single most catastrophic natural disaster in U.S. history, Nagin took center stage on behalf of victims when he excoriated the slow pace of federal and state relief efforts, even using profanities.

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