(Sound) Meanwhile in Kabul, Afghans clashed with police for the second day during protests held over allegations that foreign troops had desecrated the Muslim holy book,the Koran.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

All states, all dominions that have held and do hold empire over man " are either republics or principalities," he says in the opening sentence of chapter 1.

所有国家，所有领地,只要是曾或正让君权凌驾人民之上,要不是共和就是君权“,他在第一章的开头即如是说到。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Because of the way that we deal with taxes and mutual funds, you can get a tax bill for gains that were realized by the investment manager turning over the portfolio even though you might not have held the shares during the period when the gains were realized.

因为共同基金的收益还涉及到缴税的问题,所以你会有张税单,上面写着基金的收益部分该缴多少税,即使在实现收益的期间,你并不持有基金股份,但还是要缴税

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Details of the discussion were not released. The president's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, says this is the second of five such meetings to be held over several weeks, to determine the best course in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

I placed my hand over his heart and held it there many minutes.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

It held the title of tallest building for over forty years.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

South Korean farmers have held occasionally violent demonstrations over the years, and several farmers have committed suicide to protest the agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

He has had a strong and original voice that was held and respected all over the world.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

"One blogger," he notes, "has been held without charges for over a year."

VOA: standard.2009.10.19