Relations are deadlocked, so by creating tension it's demanding attention and it wants to get an upper hand in negotiations.

关系陷入僵局，因此，通过制造紧张局势引起渴望和关注，并希望在谈判中取得上风。

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Very possibly she knew that if my vanity was once allowed to get the upper hand it would be difficult afterwards to bring it under control.

她很可能知道如果我的虚荣心一旦站了上风，那么日后就会像脱缰之马，难以驾驭。

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Firefighters encountered a tangle of rattlesnakes, downed power lines and combustible propane tanks Wednesday as they struggled to get an upper hand on a wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes.

本周三，这场野火已经烧毁了数十栋房屋，消防队员在于野火的斗争中遇到了一系列的响尾蛇，倒塌的电线和易燃丙烷储罐。

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And so I think they are concerned that on national security the Republicans could get the upper hand and hurt Obama politically."

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Economic stabilisation was undermined, and this helped Slobodan Milosovic to get the upper hand.

ECONOMIST: By invitation

Chinese negotiators often use booze to break down barriers and to try to get the upper hand.

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That's vital if Chinese consumers are to get an upper hand and contribute to a rebalancing of world trade and financial flows.

FORBES: Side Lines