Recently,AMISOM has begun taking a more active role in the conflict, patrolling far beyond their bases, and at one point, fighting alongside government forces.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still ; Things bad begun, make strong themselves by ill: So prythee go with me.

你听见我说话，却默不作声,坏事开始发生;,恶势力让他们更加壮大：,所以，跟我一起走吧。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

A famous professor at a distant university was said to have begun his lectures on the Republic by saying, " "Now we will consider Plato, the fascist."

一位在远地的著名教授据说曾,以下列句子,开始讲授《理想国》,“我们现在要来谈柏拉图，法西斯份子“

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

The more pessimistic Venetian residents say the countdown has begun and that if the exodus continues at this rhythm, in 2030 Venice will have become a ghost city with no more citizens, just hordes of tourists.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

"And it may not be the last." Bosworth repeated the Obama administration's policy that Washington is willing to talk one-on-one with North Korea, but only within the framework of six-nation talks begun in 2003 aimed at ending all of the North's nuclear capabilities.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06