"The job market is still very difficult. We are seeing layoffs continue, not at the heavy pace we saw at the beginning of the year, but they certainly have not abated,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

you know, doing work with their... At the beginning of the year，

复习功课…学年刚刚开始的时候，

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That's when a new manager appears subsequent to the beginning of the ten-year period; they'll put not only the new numbers in, but they'll take the history of the new manager and put that history into the database.

即在10年期开始后,每出现一位新的基金经理,不仅是新的业绩数字会进入数据库,新经理的历史记录,也会填入数据库

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Although June's total was higher than the number recorded in May, both figures are significantly lower than job-loss totals recorded at the beginning of the year a fact Romer was quick to point out.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

I think it's either at the end of my first year of law school or at the very beginning of my second year.

我想应该是在我读法学院的第一年末或是第二年初。

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The fifty year old international star was just days from beginning a series of performances in London.

VOA: special.2010.01.02

Drug-related violence in Mexico has killed more than seven thousand people since the beginning of last year -- often with guns bought in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

January first. The beginning of a new year.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

Administration officials say funds are flowing into the U.S.economy, but real job creation may not be seen until the beginning of next year.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

Year after year, beginning in 1922, the Digest was the bible of everyday American life, featuring short human-interest and success stories, advice columns, memorable quotations, and tasteful jokes.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Despite Pakistan's public objections, the United States has sharply increased the number of drone strikes in the last year, with more than 40 since the beginning of 2008.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

The holidays mark the beginning of a new year for Jews.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26