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I want to be accountable for everything—either reuse or compost it. The last, most terrible word is recycling.
“餐馆业对环境根本就漠不关心”， Potts Dawson说，“我想对每一步都亲力亲为——不管是循环使用还是堆肥，最后就是最烦人的回收利用。
Government officials should be accountable for impeding supervision by the media, according to a rule released Sunday by the Kunming municipal government.
26日，昆明市政府公布，国家工作人员阻碍媒体依法监督行为的将被问责。
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And for some undefined interval, new presidents argue that they should not be accountable for the troubles that arose on another's watch.
在前任下台后新任上台前的一些时段里，一些新的总统认为，他们不应该承担别人在任时期的问题的责任。

The president has said those responsible for security lapses will be held accountable.
It makes big mistakes by individuals and they should be accountable for it No question about it.
投机者个人犯的错也不小,他们也应当为此承担责任,这一点毋庸置疑。
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But the view eventually will be that only Israel is obligated to the God of Israel, other nations aren't held accountable for their idolatry in the books of the Torah.
但随后演变为，只有犹太人,有义务崇拜自己的上帝,其他的民族则不用，根据《摩西五经》的记载。
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Governments and businesses should be accountable for their financial health, but accountability begins at home.
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