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Financial stress is well established as a chief reason for divorce.

经济压力被充分证实为导致离婚的一个首要因素。

The chief reason is that American schools don't tend to seriously consider looking abroad.

主要原因是美国的学校没有认真考虑放眼国外的重要性。

Yesterday saw the resignation of the chief financial officer.

昨天，首席财政长官辞职了。

Tim Cook replaced Jobs as chief executive in August, was generally regarded as competent but uninspiring.

蒂姆·库克在8月份接替乔布斯出任首席执行官，人们普遍认为他很有能力，但缺乏激情。

In an interview last year with The Economist, George Whitesides, chief executive of space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic, was placing his company in the latter category.

在去年接受《经济学人》采访时，太空旅游公司维珍银河的首席执行官乔治·怀特赛兹将他的公司归为后一类。

Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers.

供水业的头头们由于未能满足顾客的需要昨天受到了批评。

This fall, David Aderhold, the chief of a high-achieving school district near Princeton, New Jersey, sent parents an alarming 16-page letter.

今年秋天，新泽西州普林斯顿附近一个成绩优异的学区的负责人戴维阿德霍尔给家长写了一封警示信，长达16页。

Either way, the incoming Fed chief will have to walk a fine line in slowly ending the stimulus.

不管怎样，这位即将上任的美联储主席不得不小心翼翼地缓慢结束这一激励计划。

The Chiefs nearly doubled the Ravens in total yardage and time of possession.

酋长队向前推进的距离和控球时间几乎是乌鸦队的两倍。

When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate apart and alone, they replied, "Because it is right."

当库克船长问塔希提岛的酋长们，为什么总是和其他人分开并单独吃饭，他们回答说：“因为这是正确的。”