Newspapers are often the most important form of news for a local community, and they develop a high degree of loyalty from local readers.

报纸通常是当地社区最重要的新闻形式，它们培养了一批高度忠诚的当地读者。

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Working with local geologists and engineers, the experts have studied the nature of the ground and the type of most practical building code for the local area.

通过与当地地质学家和工程师合作，专家们研究了当地土地的性质和最实用的建筑规范类型。

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They would have local people, sort of higher class and local elites bid for the right to collect local taxes, and so the Romans would take the highest bid.

他们安排当地人，算是上层阶级和本地精英，竞拍当地收税权，这样罗马总是能获得最高竞价。

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The Race to the Top competition will look for states and local school systems with effective reforms in four areas.

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For this sprite only, means local, only this function, only this script can use this variable, make this variable for all sprites, meant it was global.

对于只为一种精灵，意思是局部的，只有这个函数中，这个脚本中才可以用这个变量，这个变量为全部精灵而创建，意思是这个变量是全局的。

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So what this means is go to the local coffee shop, go to the newspaper stand, ask for directions,

所以，这就意味着你可以去当地的咖啡店、去报刊亭、去问路、

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The families gathered more than 1, 000 signatures on a petition demanding local places for local pupils, meaning a full council debate will be held.

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Mr Millar stressed the importance of "local services for local people" and said that people should not be travelling long distances for life saving services.

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So why is there a USD multi-billion funding shortfall for local profit making businesses that create value for local stakeholders?

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