It is a British custom to have a tree in the house at Christmas.

圣诞节时在屋子里放上一棵树是英国的一种风俗习惯。

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It is a British tradition to choose fruitcake for weddings, and Cairns is famous for them.

婚礼选水果蛋糕是英国的一项传统，并且凯恩斯也因此名声大噪。

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It is how a researcher used a graphic to show the number of hours spent sleeping by British teenagers each day.

这就是研究人员如何使用图表来显示英国青少年每天的睡眠时间。

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But international security expert Paul Cornish from the Chatham House in London says it is too early to call the British operation in Helmand province a success.

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"BP is a British company, but it is a multi-national company as well."

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British commanders say this Operation is making good progress, but in Afghanistan as a whole it has been a tough month, and in Britain public opinion-polls indicate public support is falling.

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It is a British trait to obsess about the bad without giving proper recognition to the good.

BBC: UK child well-being: Problems and progress

But Aziz argues it is a British issue, not Pakistani one.

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"It is a British team that is sent to the Olympics and, while the world championships in November will be of a higher standard, this is the one everyone wants to play in, " she said.

BBC: Scotland slow to embrace Games