Even as the setting sun silhouettes these gigantic structures against the great desert expanse, a call for prayer floats over semi-finished apartment blocks filled with the activity of city life.

在广阔的沙漠中，夕阳映照出这些巨大建筑的轮廓，但在充满城市生活活力的半成品公寓楼上空，传来了祈祷的召唤。

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But there's a major problem inherent in the sequential presentation of topics in an academic setting; i.e., basic concepts serve as building blocks for more advanced concepts.

但是由于知识和概念是有时间上的先后顺序的，于是由此引出了一个大问题；例如，基本概念是其他概念的基础。

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For example, if a result row is larger than 32k bytes and the setting for rqrioblk is also at 32k (the default), each row will take two blocks to return.

例如，如果返回的行大于32 k字节，并且rqrioblk也设置在32 k字节(默认情况)，那么每一行将分两个块返回。

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The police are also setting up road blocks to check cars and buses for illicit firearms.

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The bill has been to a large extent superseded by a High Court decision which blocks the setting up of the two unitary authorities.

BBC: Local Government Bill

The setting for this latest hearing was a hotel in downtown Laredo just two blocks from the Mexico border.

NPR: Immigration Debate Divides Laredo