Eventually, the diplomats hope, Iran, in an increasingly tight spot, will reach for both as its ladder to climb down on.

最后，这位外交官确信，在这日益紧迫的关头，伊朗会拿两者来做台阶下台。

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Then, place in a tight-sealing container; and store in a cool, dry spot away from sunlight.

然后，将面粉存放与密封容器中，放置在凉爽、干燥、远离阳光的地方。

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Rospars, who had taken a leave from Blue State, was in a tight spot.

他不过是从蓝州告了一段假，却处在了一个难受的位置上。

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But his remarks, seized on by the president's Democratic rivals, leave the president in a tight spot.

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The government's resistance to price increases leaves consumer-product companies in a tight spot.

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It is when politicians are in a tight spot that a barrage of ridicule can help to bring them down.

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