Thanks first to charities and, later, international financial institutions (IFIs) like the World Bank, microfinance has been shown to work (see article).

首先要感谢的是慈善机构，再者就是像世界银行这样的国际金融机构(IFIS)，实际已经证明小额信贷是可行的。

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"Dinner's ready."—"Thanks, Carrie, but we'll have a drink first."

“晚饭做好了。” — “谢谢，卡丽，但是我们想先喝一杯。”

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I can never forget the first speech of thanks I did.

我永远忘不了第一次致感谢词的经历。

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Rodriguez is off rehabbing after hip surgery, and thanks first to free agency and then to numerous injuries, one star after another has followed him out of the room, replaced by, well, not much.

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This is thanks first to the DNA sequencing technology introduced by 454 Life Sciences (now part of Roche), and then to the even faster, cheaper technology introduced by Illumina, which is now the dominant maker of DNA sequencing gear.

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However, it came far too late -- the last kick of the match -- as Vallecano moved up to fifth place on goal difference above Valencia thanks to first-half goals from Guinean striker Alhassane Bangoura and Brazilian forward Leo Baptistao.

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