Ant societies existed in something like their present form more than seventy million years ago.

蚂蚁社会大约在七千万年前就以类似现在的形式存在。

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They were, rather, a loose collection of songs transmitted by generations of Greek bards, and only redacted in their present form at some later date.

相反，它们是由几代希腊吟游诗人传唱的散文集，只是后来才以现代的形式进行了编辑。

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Does Barclays, in its present form, have a sustainable business model?

巴克莱目前的经营模式能否持续？

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Several different species of coral can be present in the different colonies that form the reef structure.

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Israel's past and present and future generations form a collective entity, Israel, that collectively assents to the covenant.

犹太人的过去，现在，未来形成了一个共同的存在，全体犹太人都赞成这个契约。

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So what is this radical new idea that shaped a culture and enabled its survival into later antiquity and really right into the present day in some form?

到底什么观点造,造就了这种文化,并使犹太人在后来幸存下来呢？

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In 1961, it evolved into its present form and its membership includes 34 mostly developed countries.

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Even in its present form, "Hardbody" is sweet, sincere, refreshingly uncynical and full of fine songs.

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On present form, the voters will probably plump for Mr Berlusconi, never mind his criminal record.

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