While NATO officials gave no specific timeline for the drawdown, Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said it could take place by next January.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11

In the American Civil War,there was a draft, but you could avoid it by hiring somebody to take your place, if you were rich enough.

在美国内战期间，曾有过强制征兵，但是你可以让人代替你，如果你足够有钱的话。

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But,he left the embargo in place and urged them to take the next step, by increasing political freedom.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

A final televised debate is to take place next Thursday, followed by the election on May 6.

VOA: standard.2010.04.23

The vote is supposed to take place in the West Bank, which is controlled by Mr.Abbas, and the Gaza Strip which is ruled by its rival faction Hamas.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko told reporters in Moscow his country expects serious results at Bushehr by the end of 2009, but the launch itself will not take place.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16