The former Bush administration had largely shunned contact with Syria, accusing it of facilitating the transit of Islamic militants through its territory to Iraq, and of supporting extremists in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

In the earlier learning communities, we have technology facilitating, people learning from each other.

在早期的学习共同体里，技术为我们提供便利，人们相互学习。

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