But the episode was a losing battle in Israel's drawn-out war in 2010 to maintain its international reputation.

但结果是，在这场2010年旷日持久的论战中，以色列是用一场败仗来维持其国际声望的。

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It is now being taken over by Volkswagen, its erstwhile target in a drawn-out takeover battle, after buckling under the weight of debt and derivatives it took on in a bid to wrest control of VW.

大众是保时捷旷日持久的收购战中的早期收购目标。 此前，保时捷为控制大众持有了大量债券和衍生品，却最终被压垮。

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A drawn out battle with sporadic attacks can only frustrate China!

漫长零星的战斗就可以挫败中国！

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On Election Day in the U.S., with the presidential race going down to the wire and predicted to be among the closest in history, concerns are being raised by both parties about the possibility of a drawn-out battle over the reliability and accuracy of polling systems and vote counts.

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Analyst John Casesa expects a long, drawn-out battle.

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We're not only in a long, drawn-out battle with new kinds of enemies who have ready access to tremendously destructive capabilities, as we all know, but we're going to have because of that change our priorities.

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