And he omitted what is missing from both versions: recognition that they state objectives, no less so than exhortations to virtue itself.

但他忽略了两种说法都漏掉了的东西：承认两种说法所表明的目标只不过是对道德本身的规劝。

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Most states impose limitations on the authority of the legislature to borrow money, with their objectives being to protect taxpayers and the credit of the state government.

大多数州对立法机关借贷的权力加以限制，其目的是保护纳税人和维护州政府的信誉。

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The objectives of reversing the damaging effects of state aid on competition and of ensuring that bailed-out firms have viable business plans are not controversial.

（其）扭转（干涉）竞争的国家救助（产生）的破坏性影响和确保被救助公司有可行性商业计划的两个目标没有争议。

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In these meetings, he discussed the current state of transition to Afghan lead and our progress towards meeting the objectives agreed to at the NATO Summit in Chicago earlier this year.

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For example, in March 2012, the Secretary of State issued Policy Guidance on Promoting Gender Equality to Achieve our National Security and Foreign Policy Objectives, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator released Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Policy.

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While each year the heads of state sing from the same hymn sheet in praise of scientific research as a vehicle to achieve the objectives of growth and full employment, the first cuts proposed to the future European budget under negotiation yesterday were in this field.

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