With Cuicuilco eliminated as a potential rival, any one of a number of relatively modest towns might have emerged as a leading economic and political power in Central Mexico.

随着 Cuicuilco 作为一个潜在的竞争对手被淘汰，一些相对不太大的城镇中，任何一个都有可能成为墨西哥中部主要的经济和政治力量。

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They have arrested a number of leading opposition politicians.

他们已经逮捕了一些主要的反对党政治家。

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Common sense is severely lacking, for instance, when people try and text while driving - leading to untold number of accidents and even fatalities each year.

比如说，当人们开车的时候发短信就是严重缺乏常识的表现- - -这样做会导致每年数不清的事故甚至惨死。

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Toyota's problems come amid a growing number of complaints, accidents,recalls and financial problems for several leading Japanese companies.

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In contrast Italy boss Nick Mallett decided to gamble by picking the older of the Bergamasco brothers, Mauro, normally a flanker, at scrum-half because they had lost their three leading number nines to injury.

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The campaign has already met with some success, leading a number of MCI stockholders to state publicly that Verizon's bid was too low.

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While enrollment remains much lower than projected, the average cost of medical claims per enrollee in some states has been much higher than anticipated, leading a number of states to request greater allocations of funds from the program.

FORBES: Low enrollment but high costs for Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans