In an exercise designed to be as real as possible, they simulated an advance on enemy positions.

在一次设计得尽可能逼真的演习中，他们模拟了一次向敌方阵地的前进。

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It seems to me that a compromise would be receiving the exam questions a day or two in advance, and then doing the actual test in class the ticking clock overhead.

在我看来，一个折衷的办法是提前一两天收到考题，然后在课堂上计时做实际的测试。

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The inspections were supposed to be a surprise, but keeper sometimes had advance notice。

检查本该是出其不意的，但有时候管理员会提前通知。

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"I believe this war to be a tragic failure that continues to undermine rather than advance our national security interests."

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There is a social analysis that he begins to be able to advance partly due to his reading in Marxism, in sociology.

有种观点说是理查,受到马克思主义的社会学的影响开始进步。

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It's going to be posted on the Internet and I'll post chapters sort of in advance of the reading assignments.

这些章节会贴在网上,我还会发一些章节作为阅读任务

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Whether Speaker-in-Waiting Nancy Pelosi, whose background and record of acute partisan hostility to the Commander-in-Chief and his efforts in Iraq suggest a strong, visceral sympathy for these initiatives, will actually be disposed to advance them remains to be seen.

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And despite having a treacherous set of teams on their side of the bracket Boston, the Indiana Pacers and the Atlanta Hawks each possess top-10 defenses the Knicks likely would be favored to advance to the Eastern finals regardless of who they face next round.

WSJ: For Once, Knicks Catch a Break

Mr Obama has previously backed that view and told reporters in Ramallah on Thursday that "we do not consider continued settlement activity to be constructive, to be appropriate, to be something that can advance the cause of peace".

BBC: Obama urges Palestinians to drop settlement precondition