Detailed reports of activity are produced by organisations such as the British Astronomical Association.

那些详细的活动是由英国天文协会发起的。

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Belonging or proper to a person, such as the British sovereign, in a private rather than official capacity.

个人的，私人的： 私下而非公开地属于或适合某人的，如英国君主。

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The French said non-invitees such as the British and Dutch would be welcome so long as they supported a “strong” CAP.

法国表示，只要英国和荷兰依然支持强硬的共同农业政策，他们就是最受欢迎的。

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Big new buildings, such as the British Library, tend to attract brickbats rather than praise.

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But there are also harder to categorize scenes, such as the British sacking of Washington in 1814 and wartime sabotage by German agents in 1916.

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Other recently expired empires, such as the British, Dutch, French, had left some residue for locals grudgingly to admire: habits of administration, a legal system, even just a useful language.

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