• The report, released Monday, is sure to touch off a political firestorm due to recent actions that compel the federal government to address the problem.

    NPR: Medicare Money Problems Trigger Warning

  • This was the first time the 211-year-old stock exchange had disclosed the pay of its top official, though details of Grasso's compensation were leaked to the press back in May, helping to touch off concerns about how the "self-regulatory body" regulates itself.

    FORBES: Grasso Overpaid By Any Measure

  • Thus, the company has a number of reasons to put off the touch screen transition for as long as possible.

    FORBES: How Long Until Every Display is a Touch Screen?

  • The Broncos refused to buckle in a see-saw encounter, Greg Fleming beating off Gary Broadbent to touch down from Dean Callaway's pass.

    BBC: Reds take the points

  • Similarly, although Mr Clinton was bold enough to remove the federal guarantee of welfare payments to the poor, he has not yet dared to question the guaranteed payments the better-off receive, nor to touch the preferential umbrella that shelters women and blacks.

    ECONOMIST: Whatever happened?

  • She likes to attempt sartorial derring-dos, adding a touch of old world Shanghai to an off the moment Louis Vuitton ensemble or rocking the 80s look with a body con Versace dress.

    FORBES: Is Fan Bingbing the Cate Blanchett or Lady Gaga of China

  • However, in-cell touch is expected to take off in 2012 as yield rates improve.

    ENGADGET: Report: Touchscreen demand to grow by 90-percent, led by mobile, tablet markets

  • Centre Brew briefly regained the lead for Bristol when he fended off Foden to touch down, Barnes converting.

    BBC: Bristol 17-24 Sale

  • That means the IRS can't touch his earnings to pay off the bill.

    FORBES: Bankrupt Solutions

  • Richards improved it, but Salford clawed back to within two points at the break when Stefan Ratchford's kick rebounded off Gleeson for Gibson to touch down in the corner.

    BBC: Salford City Reds 4-18 Wigan Warriors

  • Responding to the criticism, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen said in a statement to CNN that Republicans have become "out of touch in their efforts to score political points" off the failed bombing attempt.

    CNN: Cheney, White House spar over terrorism

  • Vucinic should have made it 3-0 but he delayed his shot, which took a decisive touch off Stephen Craigan to take it wide.

    BBC: Montenegro 2-0 Northern Ireland

  • At the very start of the second half, Saints came up with another error, Ade Gardner's mistake allowing the kick-off to bounce into touch.

    BBC: St Helens 10-18 Leeds Rhinos

  • But by August 2013, Jobs' magic touch is likely to have worn off and the products will be those of a Cook regime, said Gartner analyst Michael King.

    CNN: Mark Milian,

  • The season looked to have finally caught up with Del Potro in game five of the second but he did well to fend off two break points with big serves to stay in touch.

    BBC: Nikolay Davydenko takes ATP World Tour title in London

  • Although Strange's second penalty closed the gap to three points at the start of the second half, Stade extended their lead when Argentine Corleto held off two defenders to touch down in the corner.

    BBC: Stade Francais 19-11 Bristol

  • The BBC's political correspondent Carole Walker said the overhaul of the welfare system was the government's biggest priority, especially as it attempts to shake off the charge that it is out of touch with those struggling to make ends meet.

    BBC: Welfare system reforms are fair, says Iain Duncan Smith

  • Whether your business is media, financial services, retailing, B2B, or even non-profit, your director of analytics should be able to rattle off your key customer touch points, tell you the current strategies for measuring those touch points and let you know which touch points would most benefit from improvements in measurement.

    FORBES: Eight Questions to Ask Your Director of Analytics

  • Touch has been in the marketplace for a while on Windows PCs but never took off either due to lack of a touch-optimized OS and apps, low quality quality experience of resistive touch controllers on previous devices, and in many cases the requirement for a pen versus a finger.

    FORBES: Intel Can Boost the PC Category

  • The Blues went ahead for the first time when Ugo Monye's kick failed to find touch and was gathered up by Tom James, who off-loaded to support runner Spice, who touched down.

    BBC: Harlequins 13-13 Blues

  • And, to top it all off, because this is a touch interface, the app assigns each of these actions to a distinct gesture short and long swipes to the left and right.

    FORBES: Mailbox App Revolutionizes Gmail Productivity, Will Google (Or Apple) Buy It?

  • Gerrard was allowed time and space with the ball in midfield and he used it to telling effect as he slid a ball through to Torres, who took a lovely first touch and held off Gary Caldwell before catching Al-Habsi off guard by taking his shot early to find the bottom corner.

    BBC: Fernando Torres puts Liverpool ahead at Wigan

  • This air gap allows light to come through the touch sensor and reflect off the LCD, which causes added glare for the user.

    ENGADGET: Kindle Paperwhite and two Fires up for pre-order in Japan, Kindle Store opens there tomorrow

  • As ever, tee-to-green efficiency had to be rounded off with a sure touch on the greens and Scott came up with the goods, taking a more-than-respectable 29 putts a time.

    BBC: SPORT | Golf | European Tour stats review

  • "The victim fought the suspect off as he attempted to touch her again and alerted police, " police said after the arrest of the head of the Air Force's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response programme just after midnight on Sunday.

    BBC: Air Force anti-assault officer Krusinski 'groped woman'

  • Taylor, Atkins and captain Charlotte Edwards (10) all fell prey to the 21-year-old's off-spin as Doolan added a touch of intrigue to a match which, for the most part, seemed like an England procession.

    BBC: World Cup joy for England women

  • While Blackberries, pocket PCs and mobile phones have made it easier to stay in touch with the office, the danger is that workers find it difficult to switch off even when they are supposed to be away from the office.

    CNN: Stressed out in the sunshine

  • Parks punted a penalty to touch and lock Davies muscled his way over off the next phase, the fly-half adding the extras.

    BBC: Magners League: Leinster 34-23 Blues

  • Damien Traille fed the fly-half, whose burst of speed took him away from the chasing New Zealand players before he off-loaded to Jauzion to touch down.

    BBC: New Zealand 18-20 France

  • The on-loan Chelsea forward laid it off for Kuqi but, instead of shooting, the former Stockport striker took a touch and Davenport got back to take it off his toe.

    BBC: Coventry 1-1 Sheff Wed

$firstVoiceSent
- 来自原声例句
小调查
请问您想要如何调整此模块?

感谢您的反馈,我们会尽快进行适当修改!
进来说说原因吧 确定
小调查
请问您想要如何调整此模块?

感谢您的反馈,我们会尽快进行适当修改!
进来说说原因吧 确定