Compared to the Eastern Empire, the Western Empire had many disadvantages, including more foreign enemies and fewer material and human resources.

与东罗马帝国相比，西罗马帝国有很多劣势，包括外敌更多、物质资源和人力资源更少。

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Apart from the access it offers to major foreign newspapers, the Internet is not an ideal source of reading material for adolescents.

互联网除了能让人读到国外主要报纸之外，其实并不是青少年理想的阅读材料的来源。

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That would really challenge the dogma [of vertebrate cells disposing of foreign biological material].

这完全挑战了（这个领域的）教条（脊椎动物细胞对外界生物物质的处理）。

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An animal that has received foreign genetic material is considered transgenic.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

Most importantly, when the drug-treated mice were later presented with other types of foreign material their immune systems responded rapidly.

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By the time Samantha finished dressing, the tab had started to dissolve, and a few strands of foreign genetic material had entered the cells of her nasal mucosa.

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Because while a stronger yuan increases the dollar price of Chinese goods, it also lowers the yuan price of foreign raw material, allowing Chinese manufacturers to keep a lid on the price of their finished goods.

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