"It was a failure with regards to its initial mission, a success to the triumph of the people that suddenly were thrust upon a problem that they never anticipated, they never planned for, they never trained for, and were able to pull off successfully a successful recovery."

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

It's a spear that you thrust and it's got a bronze point, which is the business end of the weapon.

而是用来刺杀的近战武器,在刺人的一端有铜质的矛头

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"I think that there will be a refocusing of how the UK can operate within Pakistan and Afghanistan, but also there will be some serious questions about whether or not the UK can maintain this expeditionary role" TV debates, a first in British politics, have thrust the outsider Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats into the role of kingmaker in a close election.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30