What Yahoo and Microsoft haven’t been able to attain, however, is parity with the Google brand, which had become a formally recognized verb by 2002.

然而，雅虎和微软一直未能实现的是与Google旗鼓相当的品牌。 Google在2002年已经正式成为一个动词。

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Since it was formally founded in 2003, COC has made considerable progress in all aspects and has become a top-level motorsport event in China.

COC自2003年正式设立以来，取得了长足的进步，已成为国内汽车运动的顶级赛事。

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After we send out the invitation, it's somewhat like a trial marriage, as we will run a few trial programs first. If everyone is satisfied then we will formally become partners.

邀请之后，双方更像是一个试婚的过程，我们可拿出几个试点先做，如果大家觉得做得差不多，就可以成为合作伙伴。

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Those scientists honored to join the Qanats Club will be given a certificate and formally become members of the Club through certificates endorsed by UNESCO and ICQHS. The members of the club will be long-term partners of ICQHS to further pursue its mandate in advancing the knowledge of Qanats and capacity-building for the Qanats know-how.

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The Senate could have become a place where the regions were formally represented and could settle their differences, akin to Germany's Bundesrat.

ECONOMIST: How much is enough?

It had been suggested that Nigeria's many groups of powerbrokers agreed to let him formally become acting president only because he was not seen as a threat - and would not seek to contest April's elections.

BBC: Profile: Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan