Things only got testier when Bear Stearns announced abysmal fourth-quarter results on Dec. 20.

贝尔斯登12月20日宣布了第四季度惨淡的业绩后，事情变得更加糟糕。

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For the Americas, this eclipse actually occurred during the evening of Dec. 20, while the solstice occurred on the following day.

对美国人来说，这次月全食实际上发生在12月20日夜间，而至日则在随后的一天来到。

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The pollution index topped 100 at all three of the city’s roadside monitoring stations today, as it has every day since Dec. 20.

今天市区所有三个路边监测站的污染指数均已超过了100，从12月20日以来天天如此。

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They supplied us with arrival data for the largest U.S.-based airlines for the last three holiday seasons, which we define as Nov. 20-Dec. 1 for Thanksgiving and Dec. 20-Jan. 6 for the winter holiday. (We examined only arrivals because departure delays can often be offset once a plane is airborne.) The U.S. Department of Transportation also tracks flight information for the holiday season, but FlightStats' list of airlines is more comprehensive.

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In response to the petition, U.S. District Judge John Antoon issued an order requiring Snipes to return to U.S. soil by Dec. 20 and turn in his passport by Dec. 24.

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In an application with the U.S. Patent Office published on Dec. 20, the Cupertino, Calif.

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