Mr.Toure recognized those who had worked on the legislation and assured them that this new code, nearly a decade in the making, was not being abandoned entirely.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

It's in this decade, in fact, that we have the first newspapers.

事实上，在这十年里，我们有了早期的报纸。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

I want to quote Martin Seligman, who talks about precisely this idea: "In the last decade psychologists have become concerned with prevention.

我想引用Martin，Seligman的话，他说过这样一句话：,“在过去的十年,心理学家关心的都是预防的问题。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

"We have to protect the social gains that we have made in this hemisphere over the past decade,and ensure that the economic recovery of all the countries in the hemisphere does not come at the expense of the poorest and most vulnerable members of our society,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.15