The agency is the central research and development arm of the Department of Defense.

该机构是国防部的核心研究与开发部门。

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So admired were these pieces that they encouraged the development of earthenware made in imitation of porcelain and instigated research into the method of their manufacture.

这些瓷器如此受人称赞，以至于鼓励了仿瓷陶器的发展，鼓励了其制造方法的研究。

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Much of the research around effective software development emphasizes the importance of understanding the requirements.

关于有效软件开发的很多研究都强调了解需求的重要性。

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He became interested in the idea of sanitation after taking part in a research project on the social and political development of cities.

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Her research concerns the development of drugs to treat cancer.

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In December, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev criticized Rosneft, the state run company that owns the world's largest oil and gas reserves, for spending only of its revenues on research and development.

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Dr Arkhom Termpittayapaisith , Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) and of the Research and Development Institute of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (RSEPF) will deliver the keynote lecture.

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In 2002 the Institute of Medicine (which is not part of the NIH, but is the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences) called for the creation of a National Vaccine Authority that would have sweeping responsibilities, including market research, the establishment of priorities, control of intellectual-property rights, the conduct of in-house research and development and the financing of clinical trials of candidate vaccines.

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It was written by Greg Ridgeway, deputy director of the National Institute of Justice (the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice).

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