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The screening of this film, now over 40 years old, proved to be timely in the wake of a new report entitled, "Why You Can't Scare Bankers Into Doing the Right Thing."
雖然這部電影拍攝于40多年前，但現(xiàn)在提起它正合時宜，因為最近恰好出現(xiàn)了一份新報告——《為何你不能威嚇銀行家做正確的事》。
These threats can undercut entire investment projects—a hotel may be vacated in the wake of a military coup, for example—as well as specific contractual agreements, such as a big export order.
此類風險能使整個投資項目中斷癱瘓，比如說一項酒店工程可能在一場突如其來的政變中化為烏有，再如對明細合同的擔保，對一項大額的出口訂單就是一個例子。
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs issued a report Friday detailing actions to be taken in the wake of a landslide in Burma on July 4th.
聯(lián)合國人道主義事務(wù)辦事處周五發(fā)布了一個報告，詳細闡述了在七月四日緬甸山體滑坡之后采取的行動。
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He said missile defense will also be on the agenda in both Tokyo and Seoul, in the wake of increased missile test launches by North Korea.
I mean, it will wake us up in the morning. It will be the color of a beautiful bird.
我是覺得，那樣的顏色會讓我們在早上驚醒。它會是一只漂亮的鳥的顏色。
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McCain,the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was asked whether the timeline for withdrawing U.S.combat forces from Iraq within the next year might need to be revised in the wake of the latest attacks.

Bradley may have been relatively obscure before this summer, but he is 29-0 and making a lot of noise about a rematch, which would figure to be lucrative in the wake of the controversy surrounding the last bout.
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