Mooted candidates include David Miliband, the foreign secretary, and his brother Ed, the energy secretary, scions of the north London cognoscenti with a tendency to speak in abstract nouns.

热议的候选人包括外交大臣大卫·米利班德，和北伦敦行业的子孙，名字有着被简称趋势的大卫的同僚——能源大臣埃德。

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In 1811, David Thompson, a white trader, was in the north Rocky Mountains when he spotted a set of massive 14 by 8-inch footprints.

1811年，一个名叫大卫·汤普森的白人商人在落基山脉北部发现一串长14英寸、宽8英寸的脚印。

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Barcelona striker David Villa is convinced his side will beat Arsenal to progress to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League next month, despite last week's 2-1 defeat in north London.

尽管上周在北伦敦被2比1击败，巴塞罗那前锋比利亚仍然确信他的球队将会战胜阿森纳，挺进下个月欧冠的四分之一决赛。

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"Within one bay of the coastline there's between five and five-and-a-half tonnes of this oily substance, " said Holyhead Coastguard David North .

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David Hytch from North Wales said teachers were vulnerable and a small minority of pupils were prepared to exploit that.

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Washington, which traded it first-rounder last year to draft Robert Griffin III, went for defensive back David Amerson of North Carolina State at No. 51.

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