A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr. Forth.

会议结束时所做的非正式民意测验表明大多数人赞同福思先生。

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The final straw came at the end of last year when the extent of the Madoff scandal was revealed.

去年年底麦道夫丑闻波及范围的曝光成为了（压垮骆驼的）最后一根稻草。

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Taking a glass of water from the table, I put my finger over the end of the straw and allow a few drops of the cool moisture to slide into her mouth and ease her thirst.

我从桌上拿起一杯水，用手指封着吸管的一端，滴了几滴凉凉的水到她的嘴里，以缓解她的干渴。

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Regardless, the confab will once again end with its GOP presidential nomination straw poll, which is considered by many as a key gauge of conservative sentiment and garners much media coverage.

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He topped a straw poll held at the end of the three-day Conservative Political Action Conference, with 38% of the vote.

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That left Amelio--whose three-year contract was, coincidentally, up at the end of last year--holding the short straw.

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