Earlier in the week, the head of the World Bank said international support can speed progress -- "but only if coupled with real reform."

VOA: special.2011.05.27

So in many ways the premises, coupled with what we discussed in the first two lectures, build the foundation of that spiral, upon which everything else will be built.

从许多方面来看，这个前提，跟我们开头的两节课有关，会建立这个螺旋的基础，那其他一切就更容易建起来。

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In the report, called "Heads in the Sand", the group says a serious decline in the supply of oil coupled with increasing demand and few new projects planned, means the world needs to move away from oil.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

Coupled with snowboarder Jasey Jay Anderson's win in the parallel giant slalom and Canada's win in men's curling, the Canadians now lead the gold medal count with 13, the most the host nation has ever earned at an Olympics - winter or summer.

VOA: standard.2010.02.28