We should not rashly accept battle.

不可率尔应战。

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The takeover battle raged for six months before Arcelor's bosses finally listened to shareholders who wanted the board to accept Mittal's third offer.

在Arcelor的老版终于听从股东们的要求从而使得董事会接受Mittal的第三次出价前，这场接管战打了六个月。

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Following a long battle over his bonus with Carl Icahn, a legendary corporate raider, he agreed to accept much less in severance than he had said he was entitled to under his contract.

在同传奇的企业掠夺者Carl Icahn进行了一场旷日持久的奖金争夺战之后，他同意接受的离职补偿金比他之前声称合同规定的数额少了许多。

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So everyone struggles with this uncertainty with how, and when, to accept that the battle is lost.

NEWYORKER: Letting Go

During ten years of fighting in Afghanistan, and more than seven in Iraq, America has, after all, proved its extraordinary staying power: it takes a lot for Americans to accept defeat once they have joined battle in earnest.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

Having lost that battle, Mr Kuchma then said he would only accept changes to the electoral laws, along lines set out by Mr Yushchenko, if the opposition leader in turn agreed to constitutional reforms that would water down the powers of the president.

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