He went on to become a sought-after studio musician, working alongside a steady stream of pop and R&B greats, before landing a solo recording contract in 1992.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

Setting yourself up before the fact so that you can win an argument after the fact, so that you didn't--you just got unlucky.

在事实发生之前先给自己预设一下结局,你就能在事实发生之后赢得一场争论，所以你并不是不能做到-，只是不走运而已。

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The report says violence is at about the same level it was in 2004, after the U.S.-led invasion but before the escalation of violence and sectarian murders that peaked in 2006 and 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

In the first match, England's Frank Lampard would have tied the score at 2-all before half-time, but officials did not see his shot bounceacross the goal line and rebound out after hitting under the crossbar.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29