If we hadn't extended the drop-dead date on a couple of projects, the situation would be even worse.

如果我们不是延长了一些项目的交付期限，情况会更糟。

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"I'd like to think there are a couple more signings who might whet the appetite and I don't think the Vieira deal is dead," he told the Metro.

“我可能会去考虑一堆合我们胃口的签约，但我不认为维埃拉的交易已经没戏了。”他对地铁报说。

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Start with a familiar fact, which I've already drawn your attention to a couple of times, that you can have a body that's dead.

我们以一个熟知的事实开头,我已经多次提到过,以死尸来说明

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There were cries of celebration from the dead couple's relatives in the public gallery as the verdict was read out.

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They were dead and buried a couple of weeks ago, and then they beat Australia and France on consecutive weekends.

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Had been dead for more than a couple of days.

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