I applied for the post more in hope than expectation.

我申请这个职位是希望多于期待。

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Was any check made on Mr Morris when he applied for the post?

莫里斯先生申请这个职位时对他进行调查了吗？

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A system of appointment for professional or technical post shall be applied for auxiliary teaching staff and other professional or technical personnel in schools and other institutions of education.

学校及其他教育机构中的教学辅助人员和其他专业技术人员，实行专业技术职务聘任制度。

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These effects can be applied prior to shooting the photo or video, or can be applied post-capture for photos through the retouch menu.

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Post-fader: the effects are applied to the sound after the fader, allowing the sound to fade out naturally rather than stopping suddenly when the DJ cuts the source audio with the faders.

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