The election proved to be a near disaster for the party.

这次选举对这个党派来说几乎是一场灾难。

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It was also a near disaster.

那几乎是一场灾难。

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Phew! That was a near thing! It could have been a disaster.

哎呀！好险哪！差一点儿出事。

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On August fifth,nineteen forty-nine, he was involved in a disaster at a forest fire near Helena,Montana.

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Consumer hardware shipments are a near disaster, creating a huge overcapacity in semiconductors.

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Euroland is a near disaster with no final fix possible without massive write-downs in national debt covering Greece and probably Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland.

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But fourteen days ago a near disaster was averted when the huge mast was in danger of crashing down as the ball supporting the mast cracked.

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