Mr. Bush had initially opposed such action but relented after the House and Senate approved the bill by wide margins.

布什最初反对这种举动，但是参众两院大多数通过该议案后，布什的态度有所缓和。

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At first she threatened to dismiss me, but later she relented.

起初她威胁要解雇我，但后来她态度软化了。

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So he pushed it to find a buyer. Biogen Idec's bosses resisted at first, but in the face of lawsuits, boardroom manoeuvring and acrimonious attacks they relented-or so it seemed.

因此他积极运作寻找买家，起先公司的老板们抵制了一阵，但是在法律诉讼，董事会心猿意马，以及他人的冷嘲热讽面前，它们退缩了-至少表面上让步了。

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In 1996 Mr Huckabee planned to release Mr Dumond on lack of evidence, but relented.

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Supporters of Ms. Suu Kyi say she initially asked him to leave but relented after he said he was tired.

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The company's bike chief in Switzerland resisted Montgomery's idea in April 2006 but relented after Montgomery called the executive's wife to pitch her on the redo.

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