"And I have asked the secretary of state to report to me on the status of these negotiations in mid-October."

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

In fact, our readiness and potential to experience happiness is mostly depended on our state of mind, not on our status, or the states of our bank account.

事实上，我们的准备和体验幸福的可能性,主要由我们的心境决定，不是我们的地位或银行账户状况。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

One of the sentences that I'll repeat throughout the class is that happiness is much more contingent on our state of mind than our status or the state of our bank account.

有一句话我会在课程中经常引用,快乐由我们的精神状态而定，而不是社会地位或银行存款。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

Mr Netanyahu froze the transfers last year after the Palestinians gained non-member observer state status at the UN.

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"But I balance that against Uribe and his administration's rescue of Colombia from a failed state status, " he said.

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Days later, Abbas' ability to get non-member-state status for the Palestinian territories at the United Nations was also considered a victory.

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