1. The council voted to disband and re-form as a confederation. 该政务会投票决定解散，再以联盟的形式重组。
2. Afghanistan was a founding member of the confederation in the 1950s before entering long periods of war and factional fighting. 在进入长期战争和派系斗争之前，阿富汗在20世纪50年代是该联盟的创始成员国。
3. The Confederation of British Industry, a business lobby group, estimates that 15 billion pounds could be saved by treating chronic diseases at home. 英国工业联合会，一个商业游说团体，估计通过在家中治疗慢性疾病可以节省15亿英镑。
4. The Confederation of British Industry surveyed 694 businesses and organisations across the public and private sectors, which together employ 2.4 million people. 英国工业联合会对公共和私营部门的694家企业和组织进行了调查。这些企业和组织总共雇佣了240万人。
5. The Confederation of British Industry, the key employers' organization, wants even more expansion in higher education to help fight competition on world markets from booming Asian economies. 主要雇主组织——英国工业联合会希望进一步扩大高等教育，以帮助应对亚洲经济体在世界市场上的竞争。
