The election contest is heating up.

选举竞争正趋于白热化。

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There was an election contest for Class Beauty.

班里公开选举班花。

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The state election in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest.

11月的州选举将是明年的总统竞选前最后一轮这类投票。

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There will be a run-off election in the presidential contest if no candidate captures more than 50 percent of the vote.

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Kerry,during a recent trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, is credited with playing a key role in convincing Afghan President Hamid Karzai to enter a run-off election, following wide-spread corruption that tainted the initial contest in August.

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Both campaigns have seven days after the board certifies a result to file a post-election contest.

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The ferocious post-election contest has somewhat reduced the policy ambitions of American politicians.

ECONOMIST: The end, at last

The governor faces a re-election contest this fall, but is widely expected by pundits to be a contender for president in 2016.

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