If there is only a certain kind of golf shirt you wear or certain kind of China you like to collect, then you are best to make this clear ahead of time.

如果你只想要那一种高尔夫衬衫或那一种你想收集的瓷器，你最好提前说清楚。

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If taxpayers are to buy illiquid and opaque assets from troubled sellers, the terms, occasions, and methods of such purchase must be crystal clear ahead of time and carefully monitored afterwards.

如果纳税人从陷入困境的卖家手中买入无流动现金、不透明的资产，条件、时机和购买方式必须提前说明并且做好善后处理。

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If taxpayers are to buy illiquid and opaque assets from troubled sellers, the terms, occasions, and methods of such purchases must be crystal clear ahead of time and carefully monitored afterwards.

如果纳税人从问题卖者那里购买了一些非现金资产或者是不透明资产，购买的时间，场合，和方法都应该之前说的非常的清晰，并要在以后谨慎的监视。

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Analysts say the attacks may be part of the military's plans to clear the area of local communities ahead of construction of a hydro-electric power plant.

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With the three parties running so close, each candidate will be hoping to distinguish himself as a clear leader, in the hope of pulling ahead and avoiding a hung parliament - where no one party wins a majority of seats.

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Supporters gathered at St James' Park and made their opposition towards Ashley and the club's hierarchy clear ahead of the evening kick-off.

BBC: Newcastle boss Alan Pardew accepts fans' ambivalence

Coulthard, the oldest driver in F1, made it clear ahead of the British Grand Prix that he still loved driving and was content with his career in the sport.

BBC: Coulthard announces F1 retirement

Investors should not get carried away with the thought that the jobs report indicates the economy and stock market now have clear sailing ahead.

FORBES: Jobs Report Not A Green Light To Buy Stocks