mock exam, mock 卷, dse mock - 每日一句口語入門：行瞭 |
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每天一個初級英語口語句型，通過實際例子幫助理解，通過聽力加強記憶，通過音頻糾正發音，從初級開始，從基礎抓起，打造地道美式口語。
It will do. 行瞭。 用法透視 這個句型意思是“可以瞭，行瞭”，用來表示認可和肯定。可單獨使用也可跟從句。 支持范例
1. It will do to set the clothes tree in the corner.
2. Will it do?
3. It will do. You may leave. 會話記憶
A: How would you like your hair cut?
B: I want it short.
A: Then, I'll just trim it.
B: It will do. |
2013年5月30日星期四
每日一句口語入門：行瞭
Oil dips further below 80 dollars a barrel on recession concerns
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NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude price on Friday dipped further below the important supporting level of 80 dollars a barrel on lingering concerns about global economic recession. There were no major data released on Friday. Investors remained cautious after the large scale of sell-off on the previous trading session. Light, sweet crude for November delivery dropped 66 cents, or 0. 82 percent to 79.85 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after slipping to the intraday lowest of 77.55 dollars. For the week, it plunged 8.11 dollars, or 9.22 percent, the biggest weekly drop since May 6. In this week, rising fears of recession in the United States and Europe weighed heavily on the crude markets. After the International Monetary Fund lowered its forecast of global economic growth and warned the U.S. and Europe may face recession, the Federal Reserve's pessimistic statement of U.S. economy added to concerns and triggered widespread sell-off. In Europe, there was still no solution to address the ongoing debt crisis. From the slowing economic growth and weak PMI data, investors saw no hopes for any improving scenario. In London, Brent crude for November delivery fell 1.52 dollars, or 1.44 percent to close at 103.97 dollars a barrel. For this week, it tumbled 8.25 dollars, or 7.35 percent. |
Analysts- Modest Results Expected at IMF, World Bank Meetings
mock exam, mock 卷, dse mock - Analysts: Modest Results Expected at IMF, World Bank Meetings |
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Fears of another economic recession, turmoil in financial markets and Europe's debt crisis are on the agenda as top economic and political officials from around the world gather here in Washington at the end of the week. Members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank say they hope to make progress on these tough issues. But as VOA's Jim Randle reports, expectations are modest. The International Monetary Fund says the global economy faces its biggest risk since the 2008 financial crisis. That is why the IMF's Reza Moghadam says he is trying to work out a strategy to bolster economic growth. "The annual meetings are taking place at a critical time in the global economy. There is widespread concern that the global economic recovery is losing momentum," Moghadam said. The IMF says international financial troubles are moving into a new and more political phase, with leaders in advanced countries often at odds over how to stabilize their economies. The IMF's José Viñals watches monetary and capital markets. "Weak politics. There has been a perception that politicians across both sides of the Atlantic [Ocean] may not have the willingness or the capacity to do whatever is needed to solve current problems," Vinals said. Analyst Domenico Lombardi of the Brookings Institution here in Washington has experience at the IMF and the World Bank. He says indecision by politicians in many nations makes progress on these issues very unlikely. The IMF wants advanced economies like the United States to cut government deficits and Europe to help banks amass bigger reserves to cope with economic troubles. Emerging economies have weathered the economic downturn better than developed nations, but the IMF says they need to build solid financial systems. |
基數詞能否加-s-？
mock exam, mock 卷, dse mock - 從零開始學語法：基數詞能否加"s"？ |
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基數詞在用來表示準確數字的情況下不能加復數後綴"s"。以下基數詞可以加復數後綴"s"，因為它們表達的都是大概的數字。 1.thousands of / millions of / hundreds and hundreds of / hundreds of thousands of / thousands upon thousands of 成千上萬…… 例：There are hundreds of thousands of people in the park. 公園裡的人有千百個。 2. in twos and threes 三三兩兩 例：They came home from church by twos and threes. 他們三三兩兩地從教堂回來。 3. at sixes and sevens 亂七八糟 例：His wife was away and the house was at sixes and sevens. 他妻子不在，傢裡亂七八糟的。 4. in one's fifties 在五十多歲時（fifties 前可插入 early, late, mid-, middle) 例：The boys are all in their teens. 那些男孩年紀都在十幾歲。 Jane is only in her early forties. 簡才剛剛四十出頭。 She was in her mid-twenties. 她有二十五、六歲。 He was then in his late seventies. 他當時已經快八十歲瞭。 5. in the 1960s (in the 1960's) 二十世紀六十年代 例：He made acquaintance of her in the 1960s. 六十年代他認識瞭她。 |
6.0 magnitude quake hits Indonesia, triggers panic
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JAKARTA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.0 jolted Aceh in northern tip of Sumatra island earlier Tuesday, triggered panic, but no damage and casualty has been reported yet, officials said here. The USGS reported that the quake was at 5.9 magnitude. The Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said that the quake struck at 05 : 22 a.m. Jakarta time (2222 GMT) with epicenter at 15 km southwest Banda Aceh, the provincial capital of Aceh and with the depth at 84 km under sea bed, an official of the agency told Xinhua over phone. Twenty minutes later an aftershock measuring 5.1 Richter scale struck Aceh at 16 km southwest of the city and the depth at 12 km under sea bed, the official said. The intensity of the quake was felt at 5 MMI (Modified Mercally Intensity) at Banda Aceh city and 4 to 5 MMI in Sigli town of Aceh, the official said. "It felt strong for 2 to 5 seconds in Lhoknga, Peikenbada, Ulele and Banda Aceh, and people were panic and quickly rushed out of their houses,"Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national disaster management and mitigation agency said. Indonesia sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so called "the Pacific Ring of Fire." |
2013年5月26日星期日
【從零開始學口語】分類英語口語詞匯和情景會話：稱呼
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【分類英語口語詞匯和情景會話（1）——稱呼Address】
I --- 我 【必會句】
I'm Jim Green.
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【從零開始學口語】高頻口語慣用句（3）
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【高頻口語慣用句（3）】
Nice (Glad) to see you.
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如何挑選適合自己的英語詞典
mock exam, mock 卷, dse mock - 如何挑選適合自己的英語詞典 |
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對於每一個英語學習者，英語詞典是學習過程中必不可少的東西。但是面對市面上五花八門、種類繁多的詞典，我們該如何挑選適合自己的那一本呢？近日在滬江網校的新概念英語班級中舉行瞭一系列活動，培養童鞋們查詞典的習慣。而網校的小珂班班還為大傢整理瞭一篇關於如何挑選詞典的指南，在挑選上有困惑的你快來看看吧！
首先要弄清楚英語詞典的5種分類：英漢雙解詞典，英語學習詞典，英英詞典，漢英詞典，圖解詞典。 1、英漢雙解詞典 英漢雙解詞典是在英語原版詞典的基礎上加上漢語釋義的詞典。比如《牛津英漢雙解小詞典》、《牛津袖珍英漢雙解詞典》以及《牛津現代英漢雙解詞典》等。使用英漢雙解詞典，你既能瞭解這個單詞漢語的對應詞，又能通過其英語釋義更清楚、更準確地理解其含義，避免單純看漢語對應詞而產生的詞義擴大或縮小等帶來的理解偏差。另外，使用英漢雙解詞典可以增加英語語感，同時學習到比較地道規范的英語用法和說法。初學者最好選用程度較低的這類詞典，如《牛津英漢雙解小詞典》和《朗文初階英漢雙解詞典》。 2、英語學習詞典 一般選用英語學習中最需要的常用詞匯，提供豐富的句型、疑難說明及詞匯搭配、詞語辨析等功能，如：《朗文當代英語學習辭典》、《朗文高階英語詞典》、《朗文中階英語詞典》、《麥克米倫高階英語詞典》《韋氏中國學生英漢雙解詞典》等都是此類詞典。 3、英英詞典 一般是由母語為英語的人編寫的純英語的單語詞典，無論是釋義還是例句，都是用英語表達的，沒有中文對應詞和翻譯，可以說為學習者提供瞭一個純英語的環境。通過查詞典可以增加英語的閱讀量，而看懂英語釋義的過程就是學習用英語思考、用英語理解的過程，能夠增加語感，準確理解英語單詞的詞義及用法，有助於培養英語學習者書面語和口語的準確表達及語言技能的恰當運用，適合於一般中級或中級以上水平的學習者使用。 4、漢英詞典 提供漢語詞條的英語對應詞，還有一種漢英雙語詞典，不僅提供對應詞，還把漢語的釋義完整的翻譯成英文。 5、圖解詞典 以圖解的形式來編排詞典，主要詞條配有圖片，幫助查閱者準確理解詞義，因此非常形象直觀。圖解字典可以加強對單詞的感性認識，幫助記憶，又能增強查閱詞典的趣味性。 推薦的一些權威詞典：《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》和《朗文當代高級英語辭典》 《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》歷史悠久，從20世紀20年代第一版算起，到現在已經出版瞭6個版本。其釋義嚴謹，講究準確，但英文釋義閱讀起來有一定難度。另外它的語法標註詳細，在讀者中享有盛譽。
《朗文當代高級英語辭典》以讀者為中心，采用詞匯控制理論，用2,000個最簡單的英語單詞解釋所有詞條，因而淺顯易懂。朗文詞典清楚地區分口語和書面語，最常用的詞匯按照頻率分成1,000、2,000和3,000三個等級。朗文的例句口語化，而且全部選自真實的日常對話，更適用於強調英語口語學習的讀者。此外朗文詞典圖文並茂，用法說明詳細豐富，尤其受到大學和中學教師的歡迎。 |
Car Index Indicates Growth Potential High in Developing Nations
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The International Monetary Fund hints it may cut global growth forecasts again next month when it updates its projections for the world economy. The global lending institution says worldwide growth is weaker than expected due to continuing uncertainty in Europe and the US. But while many agree the global recovery has been weak, some economists point to the rising number of automobiles in developing nations as a sign that the world's economy is moving in the right direction. |
Obama signs bill on banking sanctions against Iran
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama signed on Saturday a wide-ranging defense funding bill in Honolulu, Hawaii, calling for new sanctions against financial institutions doing business with Iran's state banking institutions. The bill, approved by Congress last week, aims at reducing Tehran's oil revenues but gives the U.S. president powers to waive penalties as required. Obama singed the bill into law although he has "serious reservations" about provisions regarding counter-terrorism efforts, including clauses that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists. "The fact that I support this bill as a whole does not mean I agree with everything in it," Obama said in a prepared statement accompanying his signature in Hawaii, where he is having a family holiday. According to an amendment contained in the sweeping bill, foreign financial institutions doing business with Iran's central bank are banned from opening or maintaining correspondent operations in the U.S., The ban only applies to foreign central banks for transactions that involve the sale or purchase of petroleum or petroleum products. The penalties do not go into effect for six months, according to the bill. However, Obama can waive the penalties for national security reasons. If the country with jurisdiction over the foreign financial institution has significantly reduced its purchases of Iran oil, Obama can also waive the measures, the bill stipulates. U.S. officials said Washington was engaging with its foreign partners to ensure the sanctions can work without harming global energy markets. They also noted that the bill does not change U.S. strategy for engaging with Iran. Washington seeks to ratchet up pressure on Iran without disrupting interests of the U.S. and its allies. |
2013年5月24日星期五
S&P Downgrades French Credit Rating
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Standard & Poor's Friday downgraded the credit ratings of nine European countries caught up in the eurozone crisis. This includes France, which has Europe's second-largest economy. S&P's downgrade of France's credit rating has been expected for weeks. French Finance Minister Francois Baroin called it only "half a surprise," as he confirmed on TV Friday night the downgrade from AAA to AA+. He described it as among a series of S&P credit changes across the 17-nation eurozone. Baroin said the news was not good, but that France's credit rating remained excellent. He said the downgrade only reaffirmed the government's determination to stabilize the governance of the eurozone. France was not alone as S&P also downgraded the credit standings of eight other nations. Baroin said it was important to stay calm and not to politicize the event. France's downgrade is clearly a blow to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, however, just a few months ahead of presidential elections. Sarkozy, who remains deeply unpopular in France, has put a premium on maintaining the country's sterling rating. His rivals have quickly pounced on the news. Far-right presidential contender Marine Le Pen blamed the downgrade on the French leader. She said it was critical to shelter France through what she called "reasoned protectionism." The euro currency and markets fell at expectations over the eurozone downgrades. In another blow to the shaky eurozone, banks suspended debt restructuring talks with Greece. Some analysts consider the downgrades a major blow ahead of the year's first European Union summit that will address a French and German plan to bring new rigor to EU economies. But Laurent Maruani, of the HEC business school in Paris, downplays the impact of the French downgrade as "nonsense." He noted that a number of other countries have seen their credit ratings slashed. 'Because people from rating agencies have no real power, no real trust that we put in them. So if everybody's degraded what can happen? Nothing really," said Maruani. The eurozone sovereign debt and banking crisis is now in its third year. There has also been some good news, though, with the European Central Bank recently moving to end a credit crunch at banks. |
階梯聽力天天練——他人
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【階梯文本】
others
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Iran Considers Release of US Hikers
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The lawyer for two Americans jailed in Iran says he needs the signature of one more judge on bail papers before his clients can be released. Masoud Shafiei said Saturday he hopes Iran's judiciary will clear the way for the payment of $1 million bail in exchange for the release of the two men. Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister says the release of hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer would be a gesture of Islamic mercy. During a Saturday news conference, Ali Akbar Salehi also urged the U.S. to free Iranians held in U.S. prisons. Last month, Iran gave Bauer and Fattal eight years sentences on charges of spying and illegally entering the country. They were arrested on July 31, 2009, along with a third American, Sarah Shourd, who was freed on $500,000 bail last year and returned to the United States. The trio has always proclaimed their innocence and said they were hiking in the mountains of northern Iraq while on vacation. They said that if they crossed the unmarked border into Iran, it was by mistake. Earlier this week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Bauer and Fattal would be released soon. But Iran's judiciary responded that the bail provisions were still under review. The United States, which does not have diplomatic relations with Iran, has repeatedly called for the hikers' freedom. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday she had received word through a number of sources that the two men would soon be released. |
Indonesian Entrepreneurs Use Technology to Get Ambitious
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In Indonesia's booming capital of Jakarta, it’s not just the five-star hotel lounges that are packed with businessmen talking about deals and proposals. The Coffee Tree cafe in Mall of Indonesia, North Jakarta is also bustling with customers. Not just any ordinary customers, that is. On a Tuesday afternoon, the cafe's patrons are mainly entrepreneurs from various parts of Indonesia scouting for business and investing opportunities in Jakarta. The large teak tables in the cafe are like work stations. Lying among coffee-stained mugs and French presses, are business proposals, name cards, plans and products for testing. At a particular table, an entrepreneur was giving a slideshow presentation projected against the cafe wall to a small group of potential investors. Yonathan Purnomo hails from the city of Surabaya on Java Island and has recently set up a business venture selling botanical beauty products via a direct-selling system using an online database known as Immortal.com. The range of products sold are extensive, from painless hair removal cream to water ionizers. Although Purnomo, 49, has not officially promoted his business widely yet, he says he already has 5,000 members in the direct-selling network, mainly housewives living in the city of Surabaya. With an online database and payment system using mobile phones, Purnomo says its members will be able to make orders and purchases with just a phone call, without having to attend to physical stores. Purnomo is among the rising number of entrepreneurs in Indonesia, which already has about 50 million small businesses. However, with the high mobile and Internet penetration in the country, Indonesian entrepreneurs are evolving into Internet-savvy business people. By tapping into the mobile market, the cost of starting a business are getting lower, and at the same time, small companies are able to reach out to the populous nation that is spread across islands and villages. According to data extracted by Mobile Money Live, a tracking system on global mobile penetration, Indonesia has one of the highest mobile penetration rates, with about 73% of its population of 240 million using cell phones. The country is also home to the second-largest population of Facebook users in the world, after the US, and fourth most Twitter account users. It is no wonder why Google has recently announced that it will set up an office in Indonesia and potentially pour in some $100 million of investments into the country. Some of the plans include building online linkages and leveraging small and medium enterprises from Indonesia with foreign buyers. A manager of a China-based mobile phone chip manufacturer, who did not want to be identified, told me “The potential is huge. We are talking about an average of 70 million subscribers for each telecommunications network here.” A business venture known as Go-Jek recently captured the imagination of Indonesians when it received funding and the attention of foreign companies to expand its businesses in Jakarta. Go-Jek is a motorcycle courier service that provides passengers rides on motorcycles to beat the capital city’s notorious traffic jams. Started barely eight months ago, Go-Jek uses its website, Facebook and Twitter accounts to draw publicity, and has over 200 reliable drivers and 80 pick-up points around the city. With a GDP growth of 6.1% last year, Indonesia is one of the fastest-growing economies in the Southeast Asian region. The country is also vying for a spot to be among the Brazil-India-China-Russia cluster of emerging economies that are preferred by foreign investors. The country saw some $13 billion poured in via foreign direct investments in 2010, as investors hunt for coal mines and other commodities-related investments such as palm plantations and metal. However, as fears of a global recession looms near, Indonesia needs to prop up domestic demand and investments, as well as increase job creation for its people. One of the strategies is to spur entrepreneurship among the locals. In a survey conducted by BBC in May, Indonesia ranked as the most favorable place for entrepreneurs, in terms of ease in starting businesses and innovation. Although locals say there is still much to improve, especially in terms of access to start-up capital. Purnomo says apart from making his business a profitable entity, he says his venture will also create more entrepreneurs. “I am a teacher, and I believe in sharing knowledge with the people here,” he says. |
Ukrainian Opposition Protests Tymoshenko Trial on Independence Day
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Thousands of Ukrainian opposition activists have rallied in the capital, Kyiv, to protest the arrest and jailing of their leader, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, as the country marks its 20th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union. The activists gathered Wednesday near a monument to national poet Taras Shevchenko in central Kyiv and tried to march through the city, but police blocked their path. The protesters denounced Tymoshenko's arrest earlier this month on charges of contempt of court. She is on trial for alleged abuse of office when she signed a gas deal with Russia in 2009 while serving as prime minister. A Ukrainian court had banned opposition groups from holding rallies in most of the capital on the independence anniversary. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych attended ceremonies in Kyiv to mark the occasion, but the festivities were low-key as the government tries to cut back on spending to reduce its budget deficit. Speaking ahead of the anniversary, Yanukovych said he expects to complete negotiations with the European Union on a political association agreement and a free trade deal by the end of this year. He said Ukraine has made an "irreversible" choice to adopt what he called the European social model, while maintaining historic ties with Russia, which provides crucial supplies of natural gas. Yanukovych defeated Tymoshenko in a close presidential election last year. Tymoshenko says her trial is part of a political vendetta against her by the president. A conviction would make her ineligible to run for office in parliamentary elections next year and the next presidential contest in 2015. |
2013年5月23日星期四
Battlefield of Italy's elections expected at Senate
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ROME, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Contenders for Italy's power prepare to fight across the Senate battlefield to win the next government mandate as well as the difficult task of pulling the country out of recession. Five weeks before national vote, parties filed their lists of names for parliament seats on Monday, ending days of debate about candidacy criteria after a series of scandals hit the political spectrum over the past months. The last to show its cards by the deadline for submission was the People of Freedom (PdL) party of former premier Silvio Berlusconi after he was pushed hard for purging the lists of some senior members linked to criminal cases. Surveys have pointed that former industry minister Pier Luigi Bersani, caretaker prime minister Mario Monti and Berlusconi, though the 76-year-old media tycoon has promised he would not be the premier again, will compete for victory. Bersani has defined himself to be a pro-Europe leader who is ready to respect all the commitments made within the European Union while asking to concentrate more on growth and social justice. The leader said to be in favor of a personal tax for the wealthy and aims at supporting made-in-Italy products, investments and new technologies in order to re-launch the economy. Berlusconi wants a reflection on the choices made by the "Germano-centric" EU which has created "stricter budgets and compromised growth." He has proposed to review the relationship between the euro and the European Central Bank (ECB) to make the single currency more solid, and counts on abolishing the property tax while increasing taxes on alcohol and cigarettes. Monti, who was appointed at the helm of a technocratic government when Italy was on the verge of falling victim to the European debt crisis in Nov. 2011, has pulled the eurozone's third largest economy back from the brink of fiscal collapse. His pro-Europe program is committed to an "agenda" of growth-oriented policies for a more efficient public administration, opening the markets of goods and services, and increasing investments for research and innovation. Two other figures, comedian Beppe Grillo and former anti-mafia magistrate Antonio Ingroia, will stand before the electorate. Their respective formations, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and Civil Revolution, are both attractive for the part of electorate which was nauseated by widespread corruption in the political world. However, analysts agreed that the Senate will be at the real center of the election campaign. Differently from the lower chamber where allocation is national, the seats of the upper house are won on the basis of majorities in 17 regions, which means that obtaining more votes nationwide does not automatically mean winning a parliament majority. Bersani has repeatedly said he was certain that his center-left coalition between the Democratic Party (PD) and Left, Ecology and Freedom (SEL) would defeat Berlusconi's center-right "across the country." In such a case, he would be able to form a government and becomes the prime minister. Most recent opinion polls have showed in effect that the PD-SEL is indeed in front of the alliance between PdL and its resumed ally Northern League, followed by that of Monti's centrist forces. "But if in some regions the center-left's victory is almost certain, in several others the outcome is undefined or presently in favor of the center-right," noted Renato Mannheimer, one of Italy's leading electoral analysts. Even assumed that the result would be in favor of Bersani's coalition in 13 regions, electoral competition in the uncertain ones, to a large extent those allocating more seats, is fundamental. The bottom line is that to deprive the center-left formation of an absolute majority within the Senate, it would be enough for Berlusconi to win Lombardy together with any of the other critical regions, said another renowned election expert and political science professor at LUISS University in Rome, Roberto D'Alimonte. According to political observers, should the PD-SEL coalition get a majority in the lower chamber but not in the Senate, it is likely that they will need the support of an extra force, and it is here that the Monti's group enters the game. Bersani, despite his alliance with more radical SEL, has kept open channels of communication with Monti, whose group includes the Union of the Center (UDC) and the Future and Freedom for Italy (FLI) moderate parties as well as a number of civil dignitaries outside the political sphere. Local media said there have been meetings between the two leaders over the past few days with the view of some kind of "anti-Berlusconi agreement." |
EU Mulls Gender Quotas to Crack Glass Ceiling
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Francoise Roels is the only woman among 12 board members at Cofinimmo. But that's about to change. The top brass of the leading listed real-estate investor in Belgium will soon have a completely different set-up.
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