Examples of using Were often in English and their translations into French
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Small States were often marginalized in the United Nations.
Responses were not always forthcoming and were often unsatisfactory.
Conviction rates for perpetrators were low, and court trials were often excessively lengthy.
Women, who were often marginalized, underpaid
Their members-especially those with an organisational role- were often highly educated and in many cases had good knowledge
persons with disabilities were often victims of discrimination.
As such, the BASIC ports of mainframe computer games included in the book were often more long-lived than their original versions
The bodies of child soldiers were often mutilated so as to conceal their age and identity.
travel agencies on the other were often full of conflict.
The abbey's ruler, the abbess, and the government authority, the vogt, were often chosen by one of these three powers.
These communities were often forced in the past to abandon their lands
customary rules were often difficult to identify,
pregnant women were often subjected to HIV testing without consent.
Baseball players were often clowns… and pre-game antics took on the flavor of vaudeville.
They were often mounted on silver socles
Developing countries delivering technical cooperation were often at similar levels of development as the recipient country
Foreign prisoners were mainly housed in separate establishments where the conditions were often better that the detention centres where Armenian citizens were held.
Goods and services were often not procured from the lowest bidders and the related procurement files were incomplete,
Present-day conflicts were often the result of complex internal struggles,
Foreigners were often used as scapegoats in times of crisis,