set a date for

基本解釋

The negotiators promised to keep talking—but did not bother to set a date for further discussion.
談判代表們承諾將繼續(xù)對話但并未設定進一步討論的日期。
Mr Obama and his advisers, at odds over strategy, dithered over allocating troops and, far worse, set a date for them to start their withdrawal 。
奧巴馬先生和他的智囊團在戰(zhàn)略上存在分歧，因此不僅在軍隊配置上，更糟糕的是在撤軍時間表上，都舉棋不定。奧巴馬及其顧問在戰(zhàn)略上存在分歧，因此不僅在軍隊部署方面舉棋不定，更糟糕的是，他們竟然為開始從阿富汗撤軍設定日期。
But more important, we won’t move until they set a date for withdrawal of troops from Vietnam.
但更重要的是，如果他們不定出從越南撤軍的日期，我們就不會離開。

But they have not set a date for this and the United states says any future Palestinian state must be the fruit of negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.
While the military has not publicly set a date for any major operation in the area, U.N.officials say some 80,000 civilians have fled the region in anticipation of a new offensive.
Given the difficulties ahead, the World Health Assembly approved a resolution to eradicate measles worldwide, but set no target date for achieving this goal.

But negotiators made little headway, other than agreeing to set a date for further discussions.
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