1·All applicants should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of this course.
所有申请人在本课程开始时应至少年满16岁。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Although the accused has duly been informed of the commencement of the trial, he has chosen not to exercise his right to be present.
尽管按照要求，被告应被告知审判的开始，然而他选择不执行自己出席审判的权利。
3·Where a change in the method of valuation is indeed necessary, the matter shall be reported to the local tax authorities for approval prior to the commencement of the next tax year.
确实需要改变计价方法的，应当在下一纳税年度开始前报当地税务机关批准。
4·The contractor management standard establishes contractor safety requirements both prior to and during the commencement of work.
承包商管理标准规定了开始工作之前和工作期间的承包商安全要求。
5·Prior to procurement or commencement of manufacture, the inspection, NDE and performance testing intervention points shall be adequately defined in a contract specific inspection and test plan (ITP).
采购或生产制造开始之前，合同专业检验试验计划(itp)应充分明确检查、无损检验(nde)和性能试验介入点。
1·The protracted nature of the commencement speech did not sit well with the restless group of recent graduates.
毕业典礼演讲的时间太长，让这群焦躁不安的应届毕业生很不舒服。
2·President Bush gave the commencement address today at the University of Notre Dame.
布什总统今天在巴黎圣母院大学发表了毕业典礼演说。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·Jobs ended his commencement talk with a call to innovation, both in one's choice of work and in one's life.
乔布斯在他的毕业典礼演讲结束时呼吁，在个人职业选择还是生活中都要创新。
4·In fact, you could be sitting three years from now waiting before commencement and you can get that grade adjusted.
实际上，你可以从现在到知道毕业典礼前，一直坐等三年，你可以更正成绩。
5·Perhaps some of the most valuable wisdom they received didn't come from professors or coursework, but from the inspirational words of a CEO on the commencement podium.
也许他们所获得最珍贵的智慧不是来自学校的教授或者所上的课程，而是来自于CEO们在毕业典礼讲台上充满激励的言辞中。