The election will take place against a backdrop of increasing instability.

选举的背景是逐渐不稳的局势。

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Take a broader look at our species' place in the universe, and it becomes clear that we have an excellent chance of surviving for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of years.

纵观我们物种在宇宙中的位置，我们可以清楚地看到，就算我们活不上几百年或几千年，也极有可能活上几十年。

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Home is a place to take care of and be grateful for. Even though you are young, you can help to make a nice place to be. After all, home is where the heart is!

家是一个用来照顾和感激的地方。即使你还年轻，你也可以帮助创造一个美好的地方。毕竟，心在哪里，哪里就是家！

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He says part of what makes the science cafe successful is that the conversations take place at a restaurant called Herbie's.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

Modern instruments show that about ninety percent of all earthquakes take place along a few lines in several places around the Earth.

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But word leaked out that it was to take place in the town of Rhinebeck, about a two-hour drive from New York City.

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Opposition ministers have also criticised the length of time it has taken for a review of the drug to take place, although websites selling the drug have told their customers it is a case of "when" not "if" mephedrone will be banned.

BBC: 'Action' on mephedrone pledged by Gordon Brown

Campaigners from the Keep Windermere Alive Association, claim a series of studies conclude a wide range of activities can safely take place on the lake, including the use of power boats.

BBC: NEWS | UK | England | Cumbria | Protest over lake speed limit

This is because the silicon in question is a spiral designed to take the place of the balance spring in mechanical watches.

ECONOMIST: A luxury watchmaker is putting silicon in its timepieces