The campaign to seize the city was a failure.

攻占这座城市的战役失败了。

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All the soldiers were ordered to go in and seize the city.

全体士兵接到命令发动进攻，夺取该城。

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Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.

你们就从埋伏的地方起来，夺取那城。因为耶和华你们的神，必把城交在你们手里。

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It did not have enough soldiers to stop any real attempt by Confederate forces to seize the city.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

An earlier drive to seize the city, also scheduled to take several days, ran into trouble over New Year when troops encountered stiff resistance from entrenched rebels.

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Police, backed by army troops, have stormed the slums, hoping to seize control from gangs and help secure the city before many high-profile events begin this year.

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The cutlers, who for centuries produced all manner of bladed instruments, were granted the right to seize "false cutlery" on sale in the City by James I in their 1607 charter.

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