They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished.

两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。

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Given NATO's own action, White House Spokesman Gordon Johndroe says Russia's decision to end military cooperation with NATO does not mean much.

白宫发言人约翰·德罗说，鉴于北约本身的行动，俄罗斯中止与北约军事合作的决定并没有什么意义。

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We need to start to discuss how to implement the plan of action, and what in house capacity is needed.

我们需要开始讨论如何实施行动计划以及需要什么样的内部能力。

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Last month,the members of the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity presented its action plan.

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He says,as he did during his campaign for the White House, that he will take action against terror targets along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

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But in his brief comments at the White House, he made no mention of any punitive action.

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Nonetheless, without policy action house prices are likely to continue falling, thanks largely to the meltdown in mortgage markets and the weakening employment outlook.

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The previous government's denial of state benefits to asylum seekers who failed to declare their intention on entry has also run into legal trouble: local authorities, forced by legal action to house asylum seekers, are fighting to recoup costs from central government.

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The House action would undermine Israeli security by eliminating the capability for a Brilliant Pebbles overlay for Arrow.

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