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The lessers were torturing civilians for information on the Brotherhood, so it was imperative to keep on the down-low.
Los lessers torturaban a los civiles buscando información sobre la Hermanad, por lo que era imperativo continuar escondidos.
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
China has always been of the view that it is also imperative that the drastic reduction in conventional armaments be carried out along with vigorous efforts to promote nuclear disarmament.
Cbina siempre ha estimado que también es esencial que la reducción drástica de armamentos convencionales vaya emparejada con esfuerzos vigorosos por promover el desarme nuclear.
© 2010 Naciones Unidas
© United Nations 2010
Due to their urgent and imperative nature, these messages:
Debido a su naturaleza imperativa y urgente, estos mensajes:
in view of the need it is imperative that products reach their destination as soon as possible;
Considerando que, habida cuenta de las necesidades imperiosas, los productos deben llegar a su destino cuanto antes;
whereas, therefore, the harmonisation of laws in this case must be limited to those requirements necessary to satisfy the imperative and essential health and safety requirements relating to machinery;
que, por lo tanto, la armonización legislativa en el caso que nos ocupa ha de limitarse únicamente a las prescripciones necesarias para cumplir los requisitos imperativos y esenciales de seguridad y salud relativos a las máquinas;
It is imperative, therefore, that States exercise restraint in the transfer of arms and that such transfers be carried out with openness and transparency.
Por consiguiente, es imperioso que los Estados ejerzan moderación en la transferencia de armas y que esas transferencias se realicen en forma abierta y clara.
© 2010 Naciones Unidas
© United Nations 2010
It was imperative that a decision be made, although everything was in utter confusion.
Se imponía, pues, una decisión, aunque el desconcierto era total.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
in the interests of public health and public safety, or for other imperative reasons of overriding public interest, including those of a social or economic nature and beneficial consequences of primary importance for the environment;
en beneficio de la salud y seguridad públicas o por razones imperativas de interés público de primer orden, incluidas las de carácter socioeconómico y consecuencias beneficiosas de importancia primordial para el medio ambiente;
It was imperative.
Era imperativo.
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
It is imperative that the margins of the bronchial resections be biopsied intraoperatively, especially for patients able to functionally tolerate a pneumonectomy.
La biopsia intraoperatoria de los bordes de resección bronquial es obligada, especialmente en los pacientes que funcionalmente toleran una neumonectomía.
© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
Whereas the imperative needs of competition imply a system of freely formed prices for all groups of manufactured tobacco;
Considerando que los imperativos de la competencia implican un régimen de precios libres para todos los grupos de labores del tabaco;
She didn't know exactly what she wanted to ask her, what she wanted to be told, but the need to hear her voice overrode any logical imperative.
No sabía muy bien qué quería preguntarle, qué quería escuchar, pero la necesidad de oír su voz se impuso a cualquier imperativo lógico.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

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imperative conception
concepto imperioso

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imperative

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