"If we refuse to take into account the full costs of our fossil fuel addiction - if we don't factor in the environmental costs and the national security costs and the true economic costs - we will have missed our best chance to seize a clean energy future."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

So, she would refuse to take part in it; it doesn't sound right to her-- I'll trust in prayer and other things.

所以她可能就不会买保险,这对她来说是不道德的,她宁愿相信祈祷之类的事情

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This time in Sicily, they once again, made me an offer I couldn't refuse.

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But Oracle upped its offer in December, and it was so high Peoplesoft's board couldn't refuse.

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Yet this is the Port Authority way: Abrogate the contract, shut down work, then make an offer the other side can't refuse.

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