Ian Smith, a Ph.D. student of Boston University in the United States, said, "Cities are in the important position in fighting against rising temperatures and increasing CO2."

美国波士顿大学的博士生伊恩·史密斯说：“城市在对抗气温上升和二氧化碳增加方面处于重要地位。”

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Her position was a difficult one given her Southern birth and the fact that some of her relatives (including her half brothers) were fighting for the Confederacy.

由于她出生在南部，并且事实上她的一些亲戚(包括其同父异母弟弟)在为南部联盟作战，她的处境非常艰难。

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51Pfc. Garrick Carlton, 21, of Sacramento, Calif., patrols up a mountain looking for an insurgent fighting position in Kunar province.

加利福尼亚，萨克拉门托21岁的卡尔顿在库纳尔省巡山，寻找战斗激进分子的位置。

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It put the Confederate states in the position of fighting for slavery -- even though most of the soldiers were too poor to own slaves.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

This is expected very soon in Cairo." The coming 72 hours,argues Saif, is a very critical period, as both parties jockey for position and fighting intensifies.

VOA: standard.2009.10.11

She rose to her position of prominence fighting as a soldier for independence.

BBC: Eritrea's women fighters

Six position players are fighting over four spots in the infield and outfield, with major league vets Brennan Boesch and Ben Francisco likely having the best chance at landing outfield spots, and Jayson Nix and Dan Johnson the best possibilities for infield jobs.

WSJ: Yankees Facing Multiple-Choice Test

There's massive competition now for spots in the team, you're talking about world-class players fighting for position.

BBC: Tom Shanklin column