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deus tinha outro plano.
god had a different plan
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senhor presidente, as minhas desculpas por chegar um pouco atrasado; tinha outro compromisso.
mr president, my apologies for being somewhat late -i had another engagement.
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tinha outro compromisso extremamente importante, e este debate estava marcado para acabar bastante mais cedo.
he had another extremely important engagement, and this debate was scheduled to have ended a good deal earlier.
acontece que só nos apercebemos de que o senhor comissário tinha outro compromisso quando iniciámos os trabalhos, e eu nada posso fazer a esse respeito.
i would remind you, however, that it was only once we had started that we discovered the commissioner would have to leave to attend another engagement and there is nothing i can do about that.
brinkhorst (eldr). — (en) senhor presidente, as minhas desculpas por chegar um pouco atrasado; tinha outro compromisso.
brinkhorst (eldr). — mr president, my apologies for being somewhat late — i had another engagement.
o senhor deputado wijsenbeek já tinha assumido outros compromissos na holanda.
but why on the matter of speaking time are they being treated as if they were a group, just because it suits the groups that they should be?