To get music out, bands had to takeout print advertising, pay DJs to play their records, sign unfairdistribution contracts, or tour and sell enough albums to reach somekind of critical mass.

为了推广音乐，乐队不得不跑出去张贴广告，给电台 DJ 钱叫他放你的唱片，签订不公平的分配合约，或者巡演去争取那些挑剔的听众，而卖出足够的唱片。

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The corrosion characteristic, causes and laws of pipe connection bands are extensively studied, which shows that a sharp change of stress is the critical factor for corrosion, especially axial stress.

笔者对接箍腐蚀的特点、原因和规律等问题开展了研究。结果表明，应力突变是发生腐蚀最关键的原因，特别是轴向应力占主导作用。

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While many rock bands and "movements" have garnered critical acclaim over the intervening two decades, commercial success is harder to come by, as radio is locking rock out of the mainstream again, says Silvio Pietroluongo, Billboard magazine's director of charts.

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Liberal Democrat AM Aled Roberts highlighted Estyn's report which was critical of the service to improve schools for those placed in bands 4 and 5.

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