U.S.officials also have praised the action following months of criticism over the attempted peace deal with the militants.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

Now, in the heart action potential is moving from one heart muscle cell to another over the surface of the heart.

心脏中的动作电位,沿相邻心肌细胞在心脏表面传递

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In the absence of that, the states have actually taken action, over the past, maybe 5, 10 years

在这种法律空缺的情况下，各个州在过去的五到十年间已经采取了行动，

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North Korea fired a long-range missile over Japan in 1998 in an action that generated broad international protests.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

It's as if he's become Apollo as he himself takes over the action of touching.

似乎他自己将要变成阿波罗,接过触动别人的重任那样。

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She says the first step is to determine if Madni was on a stop-over there and if so, other legal action will be set in motion.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

In general, if you're watching an action movie and there's a car chase and the trucks and cars are crashing all over the place, and let's say a Budweiser truck shows up in the scene somehow, well people are very likely paying for that.

如果看一部动作电影中有汽车追踪,以及卡车和汽车到处碰撞的场景,就说在电影里出现的是百威的卡车,这家公司的人很有可能为这个场景花钱了

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Iran may have mixed feelings about Turkey's rise but Ankara is firm in its resolve to prevent the likelihood of military action over its neighbor's nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

I don't think that's a very good reason because you choose to- either way you have to choose who dies because you either choose to turn and kill the person, which is an act of conscious thought to turn, or you choose to push the fat man over which is also an active, conscious action.

我认为这不是一个很好的理由,因为不论哪种情况，你都得选择让谁死,或者你是选择转弯撞死一名工人，这种转弯就是种有意识的行为，或者你是选择把胖子推下去,这同样是一种主动的，有意识的行为。

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But I pledge to you, over the next four years, action and results.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

A fan of the original Marvel comics, Favreau says the sequel faces the dual challenges of meeting the expectations of fellow fans as well as winning over audiences who just want a good action movie.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Kelly said the results of the inspection of the Qom plant, and Tehran's final decision on the uranium export plan, will figure heavily in big-power discussions on whether to seek further punitive action against Iran over its nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24