On Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, took effect following ratification by Virginia.

The current conservative government has blocked two foreign investments since it took office in 2006 one in aerospace technology, the other in potash, an important fertiliser ingredient.

本届保守党政府自2006年当政以来，共阻扰了两起外国投资，一起涉及航空航天技术，一起涉及钾肥（一种重要化肥原料）。

George Osborne, the chancellor, last week committed the new Conservative government to boosting productivity.

上周，英国财政大臣乔治•奥斯本（George Osborne）向新的保守党（Conservative）政府承诺将提高生产率。

Spaniards voted in a new Conservative government yesterday on hopes that a change at the top could help save the country from its economic woes.

西班牙人于当地时间20日投票选举产生了新一届保守党政府，期望高层的变更能帮助国家走出经济困境。

It became under the last conservative government "an executive agency of the chancellor".

在上届保守党政府执政期间，该行成了“财政大臣的执行机构”。

The industry had been denationalized by the conservative government.

工业已被保守党政府实施了非国有化。

By strengthening those who want to leave Europe, Labour is making it more likely that a Conservative government will have to promise an in-or-out referendum.

通过强化同脱欧议员的联系，工党令保守党政府不得不保证进行一次留还是走的全民公决变得更加可能。

Mr. Sarkozy said the response by his conservative government will be investment.

萨科齐说，他的保守政府将通过投资来对此作出反应。

CANADIANS knew little about Stephen Harper's foreign policy when his Conservative government took office last year, for the simple reason that he had not articulated one.

加拿大保守党去年执政时，该国人民对史蒂芬哈勃的外交政策还知之甚少，因为此前他并未明示。

The new Conservative government took office.

保守党新政府开始当政。

By taking a leadership role in global affairs, our Conservative government is helping to make the world a better place.

通过在全球事务中所起的作用，加拿大保守党政府将会帮助让世界变得更加美好。

The International Monetary Fund projects that, as a result of our Conservative government's actions, Canada's economy will experience the smallest decline of advanced economies in2009.

鉴于加拿大保守党政府的作为，国际货币基金组织预测，2009年在世界经济大国中加拿大的经济下滑将会最小；

The "Visible Empire" Policy of the British Conservative Government ( 1874-1880)

英国保守党政府的有形帝国政策（1874&1880）

From 1980s on, Conservative government has started the peace process but faced many difficulties.

20世纪80年代初，保守党政府启动了北爱和平进程，但困难重重。

The office was created by the former Conservative government to act as a collection agency to enforce court-ordered support payments.

家庭责任办公室由前保守党政府创立，是一个专门负责确保法庭裁定的赡养费得到支付的机构。

A non-confidence vote over the Conservative government's economic policy is scheduled to be held in the parliament next Monday.

针对保守党经济政策的非信任投票将于下周一在国会进行。

Or it would do, if Theresa May's Conservative government had not chosen last week to give this vital UK business a good thumping.

或者，事情本该如此，如果特里萨.梅（Theresa May）的保守党政府近期没有选择给这个重要行业一记重击的话。

A more plausible explanation would seem to be that people are fed up with the Conservative government

貌似更加合理的解释似乎是，人们已经厌倦了保守党政府。

And how much real difference will the Conservative government's$ 100-a-month child-care allowance make in the lives of most parents?

而对于绝大多数父母来说，保守党政府提供的每月100元的托儿津贴究竟能起到多少切实的作用呢？

His conservative government points to North Korea's continued nuclear programs and this year's sinking of a South Korean warship as examples of deception by Pyongyang.

他的保守政府指出，北韩继续其核项目，并将今年南韩军舰被击沉作为北韩假动作的证明。

But it is hard to think of a better way to fashion a decent stretch of Conservative government from the unpromising result of this election.

但是，很难想出还有什么更好的办法，能够让保守党从这次希望不大的选举结果中，获取更大的胜算。