Meanwhile the promises made by the NPT's members to stand by the treaty will likewise count for nothing without the will to hold to account Iran, Syria and the others that may follow them.

同时，如果不情愿让伊朗，叙利亚以及以后跟风的其他国家承担责任的话，由《不扩散核武器条约》成员国作出遵守条款的承诺，同样毫无价值。

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Some people worry that their relative lack of experience may keep women quiet on boards, and that in turn could mean that boards might become less able to hold managers to account.

一些人担心，女性相对缺乏经验可能会使她们在董事会中保持沉默，而这反过来可能意味着，董事会更不可能让管理者承担责任。

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This month's events, however, have suggested exactly the opposite: that forthright investigating judges can still hold politicians to account.

但是截然相反，这个月的一系列审讯则正好说明：直率的侦讯法官们依旧能够使政客们为其所作所为负责。

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Barro said President Obama did not hold Israel to account for the violence it has inflicted on Palestinian civilians, asking why the U.S.leader did not bring up the latest Israeli incursions into Gaza.

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Intelligence agencies have to be secretive, but their secrecy makes them harder to hold to account.

ECONOMIST: Michael Hayden wants to shake up the CIA. Good luck to him

It proved impossible both to hold them to account and to hold elections.

ECONOMIST: Shame about the democrats

"Only a proper public inquiry can establish the facts, hold to account those responsible and ensure that this can never happen again, " he said.

BBC: Dr Joseph Duffy was Bishop of Clogher for 31 years