1. Councils should be answerable to the people who elect them. 委员会应对选出他们的那些人作出交代。
2. We are heading for a crisis, with cash-starved councils forced to cut back on vital community services. 我们正面临危机，几个资金匮乏的理事会不得不削减一些重要的公共服务项目。
3. They prove impractical for city councils. 事实证明，它们对市议会来说是不切实际的。
4. State art councils help sponsor local arts and crafts festivals which draw crowds of tourist consumers. 国家艺术委员会为当地能吸引大量游客的工艺品艺术节提供赞助。
5. He also urged councils to impose "fast-food-free zones" around schools and hospitals—areas within which takeaways cannot open. 他还敦促地方议会在学校和医院周围设立“无快餐区”，在这些区域内外卖店不能营业。
