The petty quarrels were a sad commentary on the state of the government.

这些鸡毛蒜皮的争吵说明了政府的状况很糟糕。

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He vociferously opposed the state of emergency imposed by the government.

他大声疾呼反对政府强行宣布紧急状态。

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The number of homeless people is a telling comment on the state of society.

无家可归者的数量是社会状况的生动写照。

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It is in the eastern part of the state, not far from the border with the state of Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

So, these on-changing properties that describe the state of the equilibrium state of the system are called state variables.

这些描述,系统平衡态的,变化的属性,就叫做状态变量。

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Roman doctrine, of course, had prized the state of celibacy, insisting that it was the superior state over marriage.

当然罗马教义曾赞扬独身主义，坚持认为那是比婚姻更优良的状态。

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"The state of the art search-and-rescue robotics is actually quite limited, " he told the BBC.

BBC: Ant studies to aid design of search and rescue robots

The State of Connecticut lent a hand, too, calling in-state employers to help place Amaranth people locally.

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In February, Mr Bouteflika lifted the state of emergency that had been in force since 1992.

BBC: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (archive shot)