It's not unusual for the police to close ranks when one of their officers is being investigated.

在一位警员受到调查时，警察抱团的事并不罕见。

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But Mr Mugabe's assorted opponents will have to close ranks fast if they are to have a chance of winning on a playing field that is still bound to be tilted steeply in the incumbent's favour.

但是穆加贝的各式各样的对手，如果想要在角逐中有机会获胜，将不得不加紧团结起来。

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The leader's speech aimed to close the embarrassing divide in party ranks.

领导人的讲话旨在消除党内各阶层间令人尴尬的分歧。

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But he said the United Nations had to close ranks in the face of "the spiral of violence and terrorism in Iraq".

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There will of course be cases where people do close ranks, the culture in some parts of policing is, without doubt, a sort of internal one and people feel deep loyalty to their colleagues.

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In its gruesome way, the video showing the beheading of Mr Berg allowed Republicans to close ranks behind Mr Rumsfeld as the week wore on.

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