In this way, the case could be settled without deciding on the power of Congress to act on slavery in the territories.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

I bring a million preconceptions to bear on what I take to be a simple act of looking.

在我做看这个简单的动作时,我已经有了百万个先入之见。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

It won't be long before we're using these same kind of devices to both record--to test what's going on-- and to act in the right way and response.

相信不久以后,这个装置就可以同时记录和反馈,大脑的信号,并做出相应的回应

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

But the force that was guiding her would not permit her to act on such a thought.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

The physicist has to constantly find out what forces act on bodies.

物理学家必须,不断地寻找都有哪些力作用在物体上

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

Wilson wasted no time. He immediately called a special session of Congress to act on Democratic campaign promises to reduce import taxes,or tariffs.

VOA: special.2010.09.23

I think for the moment it should be plain to you that this is a good way of understanding what the difference between a useful preconception and a useless preconception brought to bear on an interpretative act might consist in.

我想大家现在都能够,从这个例子中明白,解读中有益先见,和无益先见,之间的区别了。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

But their territorial legislatures would not have the power to act on the issue of slavery.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

As more and more farmers joined granges, the groups began to act on economic problems.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

"The president is wrong to act on the demand of the business interests.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

Congress did not have power to act on slavery in the territories.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

They refused to act on the civil service proposals.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

Congress found it difficult to act on these problems.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

Congress failed to act on this proposal.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

"The recommendations are very clear." "For a country like Greece, you need to act on the fiscal side, and therefore addressing very forcefully the root causes of your fiscal problems through spending cuts and increasing taxation."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

Lena Horne once said she felt a need to act distant on stage to protect herself.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

They say that some states have lowered their standards in order to increase student scores on tests required by the No Child Left Behind Act.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

But he also called on the Sri Lankan government to act responsibly.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

According to Ferdowsian, the Great Ape Protection Act,or GAPA, "would ban all invasive and harmful research on chimpanzees in American laboratories."

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

"And today I return to Columbus to mark a milestone on the road to recovery: The 10,000th project launched under the Recovery Act.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

Israel says its three-week assault on the Gaza Strip was an act of legitimate self-defense in response to years of Palestinian rocket attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

The Senate could act on the $91-billion bill to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and provide aid to Pakistan as early as this week.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

A little more than a year after Congress enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Barack Obama says the U.S.economy is on the path to recovery.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

And last June,says Sittenfeld, the House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the first bill out of either chamber of Congress to directly take on the challenge of global warming.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

To end this historic conflict, both sides must be historically bold, because if each waits stubbornly for the other to act first, this will go on and be waiting for an eternity."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

We have got to do something,". Earlier Saturday, in his weekly internet address, Mr.Obama said the country has had a long and important debate on health reform, but it is time to act.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

The New York demonstrators, who included activists from Latino,Caribbean, and Asian communities in New York as well as local clergy members, called on President Obama to act immediately to stop Arizona's law from being implemented.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

"The delivery of capability here in Haiti is a balancing act that requires troops on the ground to distribute humanitarian assistance, the supplies for them to distribute and the mobility necessary for them to be able to reach the communities that are most stricken,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.19