It is estimated that at least 300 million people around the world are now studying or using English as a second language, for purposes of education, employment, or personal interest.

据估计，全球至少有3亿人口为了教育、工作或个人兴趣等目的正在学习或使用英语为其第二语言。

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Majority Reasoning: There is no reason to give quality of education the level of fundamental right for equal protection purposes.

推理：无理由把教育质量放到为了平等保护目标的根本权利的水平上。

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Meanwhile, the authorities had reduced the number of video parlors and requested that video libraries be only open to professionals for research and education purposes.

同时，压缩现有录像厅数量。规定各地音像资料馆的影视资料只能供影视、音像专业人员研究和教学参考。

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As I noted in my profile, people use YY for a variety of purposes, including karaoke, language education, and business meetings.

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For purposes of the tuition and fees deduction, qualified education expenses are tuition (clearly) and related expenses required for enrollment or attendance at an eligible educational institution (any college, university, vocational school, or other postsecondary educational institution eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the U.S. Department of Education).

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The fact remains, however, that under the current Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations, schools have discretion "to grant leave of absence for purposes of family holidays" in term time, for up to 10 days a year.

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