政府が住民に問う一般投票を実施しました。

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The government put the question to the people in a referendum.

メキシコ政府は１９９８年型の中古車以外の中古車の輸入を禁止すると発表した。

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The Mexican government announced the banning of all imports of second-hand cars, except for 1998 models.

圧政的な政府はしばしば政敵を投獄する。

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Tyrannical governments frequently imprison their political opponents.

Tyrannical governments frequently put their political opponents in prison.

Tyrannical governments frequently gaol their political opponents.

政府は及び腰と言われないようなしっかりとした対応を見せてほしい。

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I'd like the government to respond resolutely so as to not end up looking timid.

政府はスーダンの人権状況への関心を高めるために尽力してきた団体を黙らせることに懸命になっているようだ。

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The Government seems intent upon silencing an organization which has done so much to raise awareness of the human rights situation in Sudan.

政府が自衛隊に沖縄への災害派遣を要請した。

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The government asked the SDF for a disaster relief deployment to Okinawa.

政府が今国会への改正案提出の見送り方針を固めたことを歓迎する一方、小泉首相が提出断念を明言していない点を警戒する声も上がった。

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While welcoming the firming up of the present government policy to abandon the proposal of the reform bill to the Diet, at the same time some are worried that Prime Minister Koizumi won't clearly state the bill's withdrawal.

現在、韓国と日本の政府との間で、教科書問題が両国間にかかわる重要な問題へと発展しています。

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At present the text book issue between the Korean and Japanese governments is developing into a significant problem affecting both countries.

郵政事業は政府の独占事業です。

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Postal services are a government monopoly.

民主主義では、国民は直接政府の役人を選ぶ。

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In a democracy, the people elect their government officials directly.