At this point, however, they're trying to kill the public option in more subtle ways.

在这一点上，他们尝试用更加狡猾的方式扼杀公众的选择权。

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From this point forward, the kill vehicle will proceed to the target on its own momentum.

在这样的状态下向前，这种杀伤拦截器会继续以自己的动力向目标飞去。

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Experts consider the pandemic to be moderate at this point, meaning it can kill people and can put many into the hospital, sometimes for weeks at a time with severe illness.

专家考虑此时流行是温和的，虽然它也能致死人命并能使许多人住院，严重疾病可长达几周。

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"Our anticipation is that it will be another seven to ten days to complete all of the preparations that we need to exercise this option and then at that point, we'll pump the kill mud and hopefully have this well killed, and well shut off, and the flow shut off."

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

Was there information flowing back and forth, and it was directed that, yes, go for the kill at that point?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

It would permit Senate Democrats to kill the reconciliation bill on a point of order.

CNN: By Andrew Taylor, CQ Staff Writer

This pressure response has to be associated with the reservoir flowing hydrocarbons and again at this point kill operations should have been initiated by the BP engineers.

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