There was a record number of candidates for the post.

这个职位的候选人数量空前。

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Last year a record number of new manufacturing jobs were created.

去年制造业创造了创纪录的就业机会。

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A record number of new jobs were created last year in the Derderian economy.

去年，Derderian 经济创造了创纪录的新工作岗位。

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The United States has won a record number of medals at the international games.

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Then a variant, by the way, of number one the falsifying things, is whether the record-keeping itself is reactive.

然后还有个变数要说一下,关于篡改记录,是否只是为了记录而记录

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A new report says the number of foreign students in the United States reached a record high in two thousand eight.

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It features 34 women, a record number for the list, up from 31 last year.

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Malcolm Sutherland, Loch Ness event director, said the marathon has attracted a record number of entries.

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Expect a record number of billionaires in such countries as China, India, Russia and Brazil.

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