In 1995 the CIA held a contest to see who could compile the most data about Burundi.

1995年，中央情报局举办了一场比赛，看谁能收集到关于布隆迪的最多数据。

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This is a media summit, a contest of ideas, and my thoughts should be taken in the spirit of that contest.

这是一次媒体峰会，一场思想碰撞，我的思想应该以竞赛的精神为指导。

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Marsyas thought he could play the flute better than Apollo and challenged the god to a contest.

玛息阿觉得他长笛吹得比阿波罗好，便向这位神发出挑战。

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A few months earlier, the government of President George Washington had started a contest for the best design for the Capitol.

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They do a contest--those of you who like to enter contests--saying, "how can we break out of this awful mess, oh, whatever can we do?"

曾有一个比赛,问参赛者们,"我们该如何化解当前窘境,我们到底该怎么办"

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However, like a sporting contest, a beauty pageant can also be used to inspire its viewers.

可是，选美比赛也可以像体育比赛一样激励观众。

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The faithful Vespa would without doubt win a contest for the most quintessentially Italian motor vehicle.

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If and when there's a contest, will you allow your name to go forward?

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Istvan Kocza from Hungary employed 22 moves at a contest in the Czech Republic last year.

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