"Joining NATO means meeting the criteria for joining NATO countries can't simply fill out an application and become a member the next day,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

And a twenty-four-year-old Milton, after seven years of education, simply decides not to go. Instead of joining the ministry, Milton instead returns home and he stays at home without any means of supporting himself for six years.

而24岁的弥尔顿，在结束了7年的学业之后，却决定不那么做,他反而是回到了家中,在家里呆了6年。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Joining the euro means that Britain will have to lock the pound against the euro at a fixed conversion rate.

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This Joining Forces commitment means there will be more than 3 million nurses ready to meet the needs of our brave men and women.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

Joining a new network means setting up a new profile from scratch and having to trawl that network for people who might already be your friends on another network.

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