The mare was beaten for a place by a short head.

那匹母马以不到一头之差屈居第二名。

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The mare was beaten for a place by a short head …

那匹母马以不到一头之差屈居第二名。

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I contacted the council as soon as I heard the land was for sale, but my neighbour beat me by a short head and got his bid in first.

我听说这块地要出售就与委员会联系，但我的邻居比我快了一步，抢先买去了。

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But a gap opened and the 7-2 shot surged through and held off stablemate Umistim, under Dane O'Neill, by a short head.

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By using short and intense bursts of current, a succession of domain walls can be shoved past a reading head.

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