My personal life has had to take second place to my career.

我的个人生活得让位于我的事业。

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Society seems obsessed with celebrity, fame and trivia while serious learning and difficult achievement take second place.

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"There are people who peddle the line that during a recession, green issues must take second place, " she said.

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But Dr Mahathir is evidently prepared to let Islamic solidarity take second place to a pragmatic desire for Malaysia to become a host for international sporting events.

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