The election had taken place in the Union of northern states.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

And here you see in the Odyssey is what it would likely be, and the place where you see it is back in Ithaca when Odysseus is there or when we're taken to see what's going on.

现在我们再看看《奥德赛》,你会看到,奥德修斯最终回到了,伊萨卡岛,他的故乡

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But with inflation and all of the economic challenges that have taken place in the world, the allowances that were given to teachers for working in the remote areas have now become ridiculously low."

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

The competition was first held in two thousand two and has taken place every two years since two thousand five.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

Many developments in genetics have taken place since Mendel did his work.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

If he had not done that, I think none of the reforms which occurred in Eastern Europe would have taken place .

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Your committee is concerned that in not one single case of a trial that has taken place to date, have they actually been charged with a terrorist act.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

But it adds that, even if aggressive policies are put in place to reduce future carbon emissions, steps must be taken now to adapt to greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere;

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

Does it need refinement in some way?" "And if it does need some adjustment in light of the events that have taken place over the last number of months, including the election and so on, and then what are the implications of that in terms of General McChrystal's resource request?" The secretary said the United States will not abandon its core mission in Afghanistan, which President Obama described as the destruction of the al-Qaida terrorist network, because it is "critical" to U.S.national security.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23