The government has announced plans to cut back on defense spending by 10% next year.

政府宣布了明年削减10%国防开支的计划。

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If only he were a bit better laterally on defense, the UA product would be a prototypical NBA small forward.

如果他能在防守上做得更好一点，那么这个 UA 的产物将会是一个典型的 NBA 小前锋。

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He plays on defense.

他打防守。

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He warned about the future of NATO unless Europe stops cutting back on defense spending.

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And the relay had closed on the poor creature, crushing it to death. The defense department didn't care about the loss of a moth.

可怜的虫子碾死了，国防部门并不关心,一个虫子的死活。

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This is one of the primary strategies that Milton develops, especially in the first two books of Paradise Lost, as a kind of defense against his dependence on classical literature.

这是弥尔顿发展出的早期策略之一，尤其是在《失乐园》的前两册书中,这似乎是在反驳他对古典文学的依赖。

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The other thing Butler does so sneakily well on defense is even more basic.

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Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein will go on defense yet again Tuesday.

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Lin also struggled on defense as Raptors point guard Jose Calderon scored often and easily.

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