Iraq and Afghanistan (another far-off place where the United States, short of troops and Allies, may be losing a war) have stretched the Pentagon's resources.

伊拉克和阿富汗已经使五角大楼的资源告急(美国与阿富汗相距遥远，在那里缺兵少友，因此可能输掉对阿的战争)。

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Yet the science of climate change has seemed to be derailed by climate gate and the discovery of some errors in IPCC reports, even the gravest of which come far short of undermining its conclusions.

尽管IPCC报告中没有出现严重到足以颠覆报告最终结论的重大错误，但是气候门事件似乎已使得气候变化这门科学脱离正轨。

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A far simpler kind of chip called a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, which sends a tiny quantity of data over a short range when activated, can already be manufactured for 4 cents apiece.

有一种更简单的芯片叫做无线射频识别(RFID)标签，它在被激活之后可以在小范围内发送很短的一段数据，现在，其造价只要4美分一片。

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The truth is that even the harshest of the proposals would be far short of the regulations that were in effect, and working very well, right up to the 1999 repeal of Glass Steagall.

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They strongly oppose the colonisation of the West Bank and admit that, in practice, Israel's treatment of its Arab citizens has fallen far short of the standard that should be demanded of a liberal democracy.

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While the concept is to be commended, the website falls far short of being a helpful tool for credit card shoppers.

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