This episode is bound to be a deep embarrassment for Washington.

这一事件必然使华盛顿大为尴尬。

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The innovator will search for alternate courses, which may prove easier in the long run and are bound to be more interesting and challenging even if they lead to dead ends.

创新者会寻找其他的道路，从长远来看，这些道路可能更容易，也必定更有趣，更有挑战性，即使它们走到死胡同。

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I shall be weather-bound for half an hour.

因为天气的缘故，我得在这里叨扰半个小时。

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In another potentially destabilizing element, Israel signaled last week that it will keep striking at shipments of advanced Iranian weapons that might be bound for Hezbollah.

NPR: Turkey Says It Won't Be Drawn Into Syria Conflict

The Festo case, which appears to be bound for the Supreme Court, is pitting large companies (such as IBM and Ford), which say that the fuzzy equivalency doctrine encourages lawsuits, against smaller companies, which are worried that their innovations will be ripped off.

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Three wins in a row, two of which were at home against Reading and QPR who seem to be bound for a relegation fight and their first win away to Manchester United in more than 20 years, seem to have Tottenham on the upswing.

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