Professor Keyak says astronauts need to take preventative measures to keep their bones strong.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

And,so,instead of having where before you had something like one- hundred tolls you had to pay on the Loire River, if you're transporting some goods, they eliminate all those tolls, they try to create uniform weights and measures, and that'll take one-hundred years before that really works.

相对于从前,诸如你想,通过卢瓦尔河运输货物,你必须支付一百元的过路费,他们取消了所有此类收费,他们尝试建立统一的度量单位,这些想法在一百年之后才得以实现

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

She has had to take security measures to protect her family from threats.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

"I urge the government to take prompt measures to establish accountability and responsibility with regard to those widespread and systematic human rights violations."

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

"It asks from the Greek government very bold measures, but they're ready to take it."

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

He said the world body would also conduct a routine review of its own security procedures and would take all necessary measures to protect its staff.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

In two weeks, the European Union will consider whether high-debt countries will be forced to take austerity measures like introducing wage cuts, employment freezes and longer working weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

At their summit in London in early April, leaders of the Group of 20 advanced and developing economies promised to take all measures necessary to halt the economic decline.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

But the council reserved its harshest criticism for Israeli actions, saying Israel used disproportionate force and failed to take adequate measures to protect civilians during its campaign to silence Hamas rocket attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04