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The committee chair sat in the center chair

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委員長は中央の議長に座っていた

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The chairman was sitting on the central chairman

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議長は中央議長に座っていた

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The chair was sitting on the central chair

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椅子は中央の椅子に座っていた

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The chair was sitting in the central chair

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椅子は中央の椅子に座っていました

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The chair was sitting in the central chair