"There is no stronger democratic ally in this region than Israel and we're here to reconfirm and affirm that."

VOA: standard.2009.08.06

So Israel doesn't just in fact affirm the holy status of the Sabbath, they actualize the holy status of the Sabbath.

因此以色列不仅肯定了安息日的神圣性，他们实现了安息日的神圣性。

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But Israel is the one to affirm its holiness by observing the rules that make it different, that mark it off as holy.

然而以色列通过观察那些使之与众不同的,使之神圣的规则，肯定了它的神圣性。

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But it was not only the Iranians inside Iran who were working with new forms of communication to affirm their identities.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

He wants to find a way to not so much redeem as affirm time and age and understand them not simply as a cause of despair or as a cause of defeat.

他想找到一种方式，不是去挽回,时间或年龄，而是承认它们,不将其仅仅理解为绝望或失败的原因。

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In his opinion, writing helps affirm identities, which makes sites such as Facebook,Twitter and other blogging sites all the more important as Iran's youth tries to shape its own identity.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

They affirm some personal rights for the slave, but not all.

他们肯定奴隶有一些人权，但不具备全部的。

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