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She acknowledged the leadership of the President of the Executive Board, who was presiding over his last session of the year.
Elle a salué le dynamisme du Président du Conseil d'administration, lequel présidait la dernière session de l'année.
Thus Mr Sarkozy, once again betraying his election promises, opened two chapters of the accession negotiations while he was presiding over the European institutions.
Ainsi Sarkozy, trahissant une fois de plus ses promesses électorales, a ouvert, quand il présidait les institutions européennes, deux chapitres des négociations d'adhésion.
Pope Eugene iii, who was presiding at a Synod in Trier, read a text dictated by Hildegard presented to him by Archbishop Henry of Mainz.
Le Pape Eugène III, qui présidait un synode à Trèves, lut un texte dicté par Hildegarde, qui lui avait été présenté par l’archevêque Henri de Mayence.
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