New rivalry at home partly explains Nomura’s interest in looking abroad for growth by acquiring the European and Asian investment-banking arms of Lehman Brothers last autumn.

由于目前日本国内新的竞争形势，野村证券已经把目光投向海外，通过去年秋天并购莱曼兄弟在欧洲和亚洲的投行业务来寻求新的增长。

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Lithuania was the only NATO country to be invited to observe the big and threatening military manoeuvres mounted last autumn by Russia and Belarus.

在去年秋季由俄罗斯和白俄罗斯举行的一场威胁性大规模联合军事演习中，立陶宛是唯一被邀请观察这次演习的北约国家。

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By autumn last year I couldn't concentrate.

直到去年秋天，我都无法集中注意力。

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The deal closed only in November and the havoc created by last autumn's hurricanes in Hibernia's home patch has not helped.

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They even went up after being tipped by Buttonwood last autumn as a wonderful investment opportunity.

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As in 1988, when thousands did die as an anti-government uprising was put down, there was international outrage, followed by fresh sanctions last autumn.

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