Since they left, a US troop surge and heightened counterinsurgency efforts have led to a substantial drop in violence – and a drop in front-page news stories covering the side-effects of the Iraq war.

在她们离开后，美军提高了对反抗力量的打击和控制，使暴力行为有了明示的下降，新闻头条故事的减少也掩盖了伊拉克战争留下的副作用。

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The only Republican candidate to give vocal support to the "surge" is John McCain, the front-runner, but his hawkishness may hurt him.

唯一对“大肆增兵”给予口头支持的共和党候选人是居领先地位的约翰·麦凯恩(John Mc Cain)，但其鹰派作风可能伤害他。

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The front desk must prepare for a surge of arriving guests, and the housekeeping department must make sure the rooms are ready when needed.

前台必须要为到达的客人忙活一阵子，客房部必须保证所需的客房都准备好了。

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Still, it wasn't clear whether this surge would derail the front-runner in the election, Mr. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League.

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Still, it wasn't clear whether this surge would derail the front-runner in the election, the Pakistan Muslim League of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who hopes to form the next government of the world's fifth-largest democracy.

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Barbara Deamicis, one of the two homeowners who has returned, lost her front steps to the storm surge.

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