The competition should have been re-scheduled for a later date.

本该把比赛重新安排在一个晚些的日期。

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So when is the closing date for the competition?

所以比赛哪一天结束？

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But the competition forces them to keep costs down and methods up to date.

然而，竞争迫使它们降低成本，采用最新方式。

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"Any suggestion about there being competition for that date is entirely unfounded, " he said.

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Both companies have, to date, held competition at bay, and are expected to increase their penetration in growth markets (China and embedded systems, respectively).

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Picking two finalists among those six teams is like choosing a date from a swimsuit competition.

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