To fix the problem, the Pope decreed that most century years (such as 1700, 1800, and 1900) would not be leap years.

为解决这一问题，罗马教皇颁布法令规定，世纪年在大多数情况下不为闰年(例如1700年，1800年以及1900年)。

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In America, Minnesota has decreed that all diesel sold in the state has to contain 2% biodiesel (much of it from the crops grown by the state's soya farmers).

在美国，明尼苏达州颁布了一项法令：即所有该州内销售的柴油中要含有2%的生物燃料(其中的大部分来自于该州种植大豆的农民生产的作物)。

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In 1882 the Archbishop of Canterbury decreed that beer was not to be handed out anymore to contain excesses, though this proved to be a completely insufficient measure.

1882年坎特伯雷大主教颁布法令规定慈善会不得再派发啤酒，以期控制混乱，但事实证明该措施完全无效。

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Queen Victoria (who of course married the very royal Prince Albert, her cousin) was widely thought to have decreed that her family should not be restricted to royal spouses.

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Plus, to his credit, he seems to understand that the battle with the bottle is not something that can be decreed by autocratic fiat, but rather that it is going to have to be a long, drawn-out (boring) campaign if it is ever to be effective.

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The CEO in yet another organization decided one day that outside callers were going to voice mail too often, and so decreed that no one in the company would have voice mail.

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