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But governments began relying on marriage licenses for a new purpose : as a way of distributing resources to dependents .

但是，政府日渐依赖结婚证书却是为了一个新的目的：即把它作为一种向家属派发资源的方式。

Neither financial openness nor changes of political regime seem to matter much , but a large ratio of workers to dependents reduces the odds of a slowdown .

金融开放或政权更迭似乎都影响不大，但较高的工人家属比能降低经济减缓几率。

Even if a widow -- or next closest relative -- accepts massey 's offer , other dependents and family members can object to the settlement at a court hearing .

即使遇难者的妻子或下一个最近的亲属接受麦赛能源的赔偿方案，其他受抚养家属和家庭成员还可以在开庭时对方案提出反对意见。

Since 2007 australia has curbed the total number of permanent-residency visas it issues , but expanded the number of visas for skilled workers and their dependents from 103000 to 126000 a year .

自2007年以来，澳大利亚就控制了绿卡的签发数量，但每年为技术移民及其家属发放的签证从103000提高到了126000。

Non-essential u. s.embassy personnel and dependents were evacuated from yemen after a mortar attack on diplomatic housing in april , and were allowed to return only last month .

今年4月，美国外交人员的住所受到迫击炮袭击，此后，美国国务院下令非必要工作人员和外交人员家属撤离，直到上个月才允许他们返回也门。