His initial remarks on Monday were leveled largely at those involved in the plot.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

Back to our hypothetical, you know, our initial discussion of Flaming Hot Cheetos: by his definition that would not qualify as food.

再回过头来谈谈我们之前的假定,我们曾讨论过关于火焰辣奇多的问题,按照他的定义,奇多不能算作食物

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But the BJP,after some initial waffling, is backing Gandhi, apparently believing the controversy surrounding him and his alleged remarks will strike a positive chord with some Hindus.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28