He had to choose between giving up his job and giving up his principles. He chose the former.

他得在放弃工作和放弃原则二者中择其一。他选择了前者。

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If you want the former, limit your job search to thriving urban centers.

如果你想去前者，将你的工作搜索范围限制在城市中心。

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When the friend sought to keep a job-and salary-with his former employer.

此人还贪得无厌地想要让自己的职位与薪水都和前任持平。

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The former Portuguese prime minister had been the only candidate for the job - and was endorsed by all 27 members of the European Union.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Democrat Carolyn Maloney asked him about economist's predictions that it would take the country to full employment: "Assuming that jobs are created at 2.8 million jobs per year, the best job creation of any administration, and this was achieved by former President Clinton, how long would you expect it to take us to get back to full employment?" "Well,without offering an opinion on that 10.7 million jobs, at that rate though, it would be about three years."

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

During his confirmation hearings Mr Gonzales assured lawmakers that he understood the difference between his former job and the job he coveted: his client would now be the American people rather than the president.

ECONOMIST: Alberto Gonzales's Justice Department is falling apart

Although the company stopped paying interest on its loans in 1997, it took the creditors almost three years to impose a restructuring plan, and another eight months to remove the former owner from the job of chief executive.

ECONOMIST: Thailand's biggest problem is debt

The court sided with Mitsubishi and prevented the former manager from taking the new job for a year.

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