It is rather odd that this "1.0" spec was pretty much under wraps until then; thus the XML community was left with no chance at a public review before the release date.

令人感到相当奇怪的是，此“1.0”版规范几乎是从那时起才开始包装的；因此在发布之前，没有为XML社区留下任何评价的机会。

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As motorists scrambled for a place in line, in some states matching their license plates to the date on an odd-or-even system, the era of energy affluence ended.

人们驾车在等候加油的长龙里争抢位置，一些州也根据车牌号实行了单双号出行的规定，这一切都表明、能源富足的时代已经结束了。

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The nickel passed to Walton's sister, Melva Givens, after experts said the odd date on the coin suggested it was a fake.

BBC: Rare Liberty Head nickel sells for $3.1m

One set of clients, she reports, finally decided if they died together (say, in an auto accident) on a date with an even number, the child would be raised by one set of grandparents, and if they died on an odd-numbered date, by the other.

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To date, apart from the odd minor traffic accident with other road users, the Chinese troops keep themselves to themselves.

BBC: In Hong Kong, life goes on