Some were obviously unsuitable and could be ruled out at once. Others were borderline cases.

一些显然不合适，可以马上被排除。另一些勉强合格。

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The possibility of another stalking horse challenge this autumn cannot be ruled out.

今年秋季可能会再次推出一名掩护性候选人出来挑战，不排除这种可能性。

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The breakup of the null can be ruled out as the cause of the sinking.

空值的分解可以排除为下沉的原因。

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But Brady warns the possibility of the referendum failing cannot be ruled out.

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

Well, look at this footnote: And the history of words after a poem is written may contribute meanings which if relevant to the original pattern should not be ruled out by a scruple about intention.

那么我们就来看一下这条脚注：,在诗产生后，语言的意思也就跟着产生了,这种意思如果和原始的形式不同,就不该有对作者意图的顾虑。

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It can't be ruled out but such a world I would note--let's just say a world administered by international courts of law by judges and judicial tribunals--would no longer be a political world.

这个可能不能被排除在外，但这样的世界,我注意到，这样一个受到,国际法法庭，法官及司法法庭管辖的世界,将不再是,一个政治的世界。

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Thames Valley Police are investigating the fire and said arson could not be ruled out.

BBC: Milton Keynes: Arson probe after seven escape fire

And on an event as treacherous as the Rally GB, they should not be ruled out.

BBC: Mitsubishi: Hanging on with aging weapon

The technical picture had been deteriorating lately and more weakness cannot be ruled out, Smith said.

FORBES: Focus: Metals Slump On Year-End Liquidation, Scaled-Back Fed Expectations After GDP