Although he has previously explored such a "grand bargain" privately, he has never before laid out a credible formal plan for one.

尽管他先前曾私下里试探过这样的“大交易”，但是他以前从来没有为此提出过一项可信又正式的计划。

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NASA spokeswoman Delores Beasley said Friday that the Russians have not submitted any formal plan and that the agency would not comment on the proposed trip before then.

NASA女发言人德洛莉丝·比斯利星期五说，俄罗斯方面尚未提供任何正式的计划，在此之前，NASA不会就其所提议的进程进行评价。

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Getting approval for the plan is a purely formal matter; nobody will seriously oppose it.

寻求计划获得批准纯粹是一个形式上的问题，没有人会认真反对的。

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In its overview, GAO said the Office of Cuba Broadcasting lacks a formal strategic plan to guide decision-making on its funding and operations, including a proposal to reduce TV Mart newscasts from two 30 minute evening programs to five minute news updates every half hour.

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More than one year on, though, there is still no formal plan of action.

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Of course, Hewlett never issued a formal plan for HP, nor did he offer a strategic alternative to the Compaq deal.

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Use the opportunity to ask for a formal plan of development, whether through mentorship, involvement in bigger projects or another path to advancement.

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