earliest time

基本解释

Our earliest time of delivery is October.
我们最早的交货日期是十月。
Teams placing in the first twelve places who solve the same number of problems are ranked first by least total time and, if need be, by the earliest time of submittal of the last accepted run." 4
排列在前十二位的小组解决了相同数量问题的，再根据使用总时间最少来决定第一名，如果需要，还可根据最早提交最后公认运行的时间来决定。

67 is simply the time when we get the earliest list that matches our list of twenty-seven books of the New Testament.
主后367年只不过是最早出现,与新约里27本书一样书目的时间。
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Anybody who looks at the earliest Greek art for quite some time, I'm talking about sculpture and temple building, will see the influence of Egypt enormously powerfully.
任何鉴赏早期希腊艺术的人,我指的是雕塑和神庙建筑,都会发现来自于埃及的巨大影响
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Gentry, of course, have been involved in American politics from the earliest time, but generally as a conservative influence tied to the protection of their moneyed interest or privileges.
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