There was some irony in this as early plans for the 8th Air Force had envisaged the need for an escort, albeit with short-range Spitfires.

具有讽刺意味的是，第8航空队的早期计划中也考虑到了对护航的需求，只不过采用的是航程较短的“喷火”战斗机。

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The model can range across markets and go short (bet on falling prices) as well as long, so the theory is that there will always be some kind of trend to exploit.

该模型可涵盖整个市场范围，可卖空（跌价下注）以及买进，因此该理论认为总是存在某种可以利用的趋势。

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A town might have a lot of hotspots providing fast, short-range access, along with a larger base station covering the entire area with a slower connection as fallback.

一个城市可以拥有许多提供快速、覆盖范围小的接入方式的热点地区，同时还有一个更大的基站以较低的接入速率覆盖整个地区作为候选。

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Experts here in Seoul generally view the short-range launches as routine, and say there is no serious cause for alarm.

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Iran's military exercises, which started Sunday and have included test launches of short and medium-range missiles as well, come just days after the disclosure that Tehran is building a new uranium enrichment plant.

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The planes, such as short-range Airbus A320 jets and ATR turboprops, have sat idle on tarmacs across Indian airports since Kingfisher was grounded following an employee strike in October.

WSJ: India's Kingfisher Airlines Comes Under More Pressure From Banks

ZigBee is a protocol that works on the 802.15.4 spectrum (WiFi is also known as 802.11 for its slice of spectrum.) As a short-range, low-power protocol, ZigBee is suited for two-way communications among small devices, and can be used to build self-organizing networks of devices.

FORBES: The Wireless Boom That Won't Need Us

Portugal's joy at Carvalho short-range plunge was short-lived as Rob Dewey replied immediately with Scotland's fourth try.

BBC: Scotland 56-10 Portugal