For the next twenty minutes the mission shifted to an intelligence-gathering operation.

接下来的20分钟内，这次行动性质转移成为情报的收集。

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“Mainly, we’re going to listen to what it is they have to offer, and what their plans are for expanding their news-gathering operation, ” Mr. Marrison added.

Marrison接着补充道：“我们主要想听听他们目前能提供什么样的服务，以及打算如何扩大资讯采集业务。

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These will take place on the sidelines of the annual summit of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation), a gathering long famed for its waffling.

谈判将会在亚太经济合作组织的年度峰会期间进行，亚太经合长期以其优柔寡断闻名。

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For the next twenty minutes, the mission shifted to an intelligence-gathering operation.

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Thousands of documents and hundreds of computer disks are being examined by 40 detectives who are working on the Castlereagh case and the alleged IRA intelligence gathering operation at Stormont.

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Mr McGimpsey made the comments after Acting Deputy Chief Constable Alan McQuillan said on Monday that the police had broken up a major IRA intelligence gathering operation in Belfast during their investigation.

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