They suffered a defeat at the polls.

他们在投票选举中惨遭失败。

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Incumbent officeholders are difficult to defeat at the polls.

现任官员很难在选举中被击败。

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THERE were no surprises at the polls on October 25th.

十月25 日的投票没有任何悬念。

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Prime Minister Taro Aso exercised his only real option Monday after Sunday night's resounding rebuke at the polls.

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Now,they are back at the polls for a second vote.

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John Fortieran is an expert at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington "You do see a lot more worry in the public opinion polls," ,.

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But immigrant suffrage initiatives were defeated at the polls in San Francisco and Portland, Maine.

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The referendum is Mr Correa's fourth straight victory at the polls in the past two years.

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However, more subtle forms of bias at the polls remains a concern in certain locations.

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