To do systems research you need a lot of funding -- at my peak I've had 8 Ph.D. students, 2 postdocs, and a small army of undergrads all working in my group.

要做系统性的研究，你就需要大量的资金储备——在我的鼎盛时期，团队里紧握着八名博士、一对博士后，以及一支在读生小分队。

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Israel has a relatively small standing army and its strength is based on its reserves.

以色列拥有一支规模相对较小的常备军，它的兵力基于其预备役部队。

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Over the years the area welcomed an army depot, railway yards and a small college.

多年来，该地区引入一个陆军仓库，铁路枢纽站和一个小学院。

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Somewhere on the endless expanse of the Pacific Ocean, Army Air Forces bombardier and Olympic runner Louie Zamperini lay across a small raft, drifting westward.

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So he decided to trick him. While most of his army withdrew and prepared to join Beauregard, Johnston sent a small force to attack Patterson's army.

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A small group of Mormon men attacked and destroyed the army's supply wagons.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

For an island nation, that would require only a modest navy and air force, and a small army.

ECONOMIST: Britain's armed forces

If the decision is primarily an affirmation of the status quo (two congressional committees and a small army of Justice Department lawyers will continue probes), the main effect of Reno's decision was to ratchet up the political heat on herself.

CNN: Decision

Its comparatively high levels of education, relatively advanced social conditions, including the status of women, and a small, apolitical army, seemed to augur well for Tunisia's historic path.

BBC: Clouds gather over bellwether Tunisia