It was time to hold a court and the subject for discussion was the future of that prisoner.

开庭时间到了，大家讨论的话题是那名罪犯的下场。

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A federal appeals court overturned the prior decision, ruling that Myriad Genetics could indeed hold patents to two genes that help forecast a woman's risk of breast cancer.

一家联邦上诉法院推翻了先前的裁决，裁定米利亚德基因公司确实可以拥有两种基因的专利，这两种基因可以帮助预测女性患乳腺癌的风险。

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Lunch was served on the lawn, and our friend, madebolder, thanks to a certain Mr. Glenfiddich, proceeded to hold court onsubjects he hadn’t a clue about.

人们在草坪上共用午餐，我们的这位朋友冒冒失失地跟那位格兰菲迪士先生致谢，继续讨论法院的话题，可他自己却一点儿也说不出什么来。

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"His time in court and his problems didn't hold a light to the good things he did.

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If Karadzic stays away from court, judges will hold a hearing onto how to proceed.

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The schemes have both been put on hold and a court battle is expected.

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The execution of Broom - convicted of rape and murder - is also on hold ahead of a federal court hearing on 30 November.

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The former businessman from Peckham, south London, also has an appeal pending in the federal appeals court, which his lawyers say they will ask to be put on hold if they are granted a Florida court review.

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