If he had not been hurt, his team would be sitting in the catbird seat.

如果他没有受伤的话，他的团队将会处在有利的地位。

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A group of individuals is not automatically a team. Therefore, team building may be necessary in order to improve the group's performance.

一群人并不是自动形成一个团队。因此，对于提高团队表现来说，团队建设可能是必要的。

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A group of individuals is not automatically a team, therefore team building may be necessary in order to improve the group's performance.

一群人并不是自动形成一个团队，因此团队建设可能是提高团队绩效的必要条件。

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You are called into a meeting room before the team is announced, so if you are called in you know you are probably not going to be in the team.

BBC: Andy Gomarsall column

Arsenal's elimination means that for the first time since 1996, there will not be a single English team in the quarterfinals -- a fact not lost on Wenger.

CNN: Bayern clings on as Arsenal fightback falls just short

The latest franchise to join MLS was more interested in emphasizing its historical role in American soccer, and wanted to be known not as the new team in the league but one taking its rightful place within it.

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