Missions were places where Roman Catholic religious leaders converted people to the Christian religion.

VOA: special.2010.12.29

Different agencies were formed at different times and they have specific missions.

在不同的时候，拥有着特别任务的,新机构将会被建立起来。

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Some of them there are just little stumps left, but it's kind of fun to walk around and look at them; but,here these proliferate wildly,and so there'll be missions.

有些只留下了残桩,但是走过去看看它们还是很有趣的,它们散播得很快,所以才有传教区

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They also performed five missions to repair and improve the observatory.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

So I set about on two missions, the first was to visit high schools around country and talk to young people about their use of digital technology and second was to go online and began to look closely at websites, chat rooms, internet list that young people were creating.

我为此制定了两个任务，第一个是拜访全国的高中,与年轻人进行交谈,关于他们对电子技术的使用,第二个任务就是上网,开始认真研究那些网站，聊天室，以及年轻人们所创造的网络世界。

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There have now been five missions to service and repair Hubble.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

Plato himself, remember, made a number of trips to Sicily to serve as the advisor to a king there, Dionysius, and all of these missions failed and left him deeply dispirited.

记不记得柏拉图自己，曾多次旅行到西西里岛,从事国王顾问的工，Dionysius王，他所有的使命都未竟成功,并使他深深感到气馁。

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Settlements grew from the missions along the California coast.

VOA: special.2010.12.29

"It has so much capability, so much more capability than any other vehicle, that I think we can start to contemplate missions like a Mars sample return, which requires a tremendous amount of lift capability because you've got to send a lander to Mars that still has enough propellant to return to Earth."

VOA: special.2011.04.11

The United States has committed to send an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan this year for combat and training missions.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

The purpose of these exercises is to save lives in the future, when Marines are sent out on real missions.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

MSF is known for its daunting missions, for treating overwhelming numbers of victims with limited resources in often deplorable conditions.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

So I need everybody to be clear - we will protect your identities and your security as you vigorously pursue your missions."

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

The Americans mostly handle the complex missions. Afghan troops usually get simpler assignments, such as staffing road checkpoints.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

Germany currently has about 4,200 troops in Afghanistan, positioned mainly in the relatively-peaceful northern part of the country and focused on training missions.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Some of these NASA workers claim efforts to redeploy their skills in other areas come too late with just four shuttle missions remaining.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

(Talking) Ahmad says one of the center's top missions is getting youth involved in mosque activities.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

Recent shuttle missions have delivered new sleeping quarters, laboratory segments and other modules to the station.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

The group says the pirates' missions are financed by criminals in a number of countries besides Somalia, including Lebanon,Kenya and the United Arab Emirates.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

Years of training and dangerous missions have equipped her to outrun and outsmart the best.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Elite anti-terrorist units will be deployed, and the air force will carry out reconnaissance missions.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

The foundation has worked in the Croix des Missions neighborhood that surrounds the factory.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

And,there will be discussions on current and future missions for NATO, including Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

And he accused some members of offering forces for peacekeeping in Bosnia or for the never-used NATO Response Force, rather than for more dangerous missions in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

And next year, the country is launching a small space lab to practice docking in orbit - an essential part of manned missions to the Moon and Mars.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

After three more Shuttle missions to the International Space Station this year.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Mahecic says U.N.agencies plan other assessment missions to areas of displacement.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

That means they're expensive. Last year,citing the cost, the Pentagon canceled a $14 billion program to buy new helicopters for the rescue squadrons and switch the medical missions to less heavily armed Army helicopters.

VOA: standard.2010.04.27

A bugle call and a moment of silence for NATO soldiers who have died in past and current combat missions - including in Afghanistan where over 1,000 NATO coalition troops have been killed.

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton three weeks ago authorized U.S.diplomatic missions to invite Iranians to the July 4th observances, which typically include outdoor hot dog roasts and American music, as a goodwill gesture.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24