Warren said, "We have had meaningful negotiations and I believe we are very close to a deal."

沃伦说：“我们已经进行了富有意义的谈判，我相信我们很快就能达成协议。”

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Thee parties came close to a deal on Wednesday but talks broke up - resulting in the cancellation of an EU-Canada summit.

各方在周三曾接近达成协议，但谈判后破裂，导致欧盟-加拿大峰会被取消。

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The two companies have reportedly signed a letter of intent and are close to a deal that will bring Digg under the Google News property.

据报道两家公司已经签署了意向协议，即将达成的交易会把Digg收归Google News的旗下。

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Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is anxious to close a deal before a new Israeli government takes power in the next few weeks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

and we have a management company , but we're close to getting a deal.

我们有经纪公司，而且我们马上就要谈成一项合作了。

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But Wednesday,the U.S.Senate joined the House in refusing the president's request for $80 million to close Guantanamo, saying he must first come up with a concrete plan to deal with the remaining 240 detainees.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

Next up: Cisco, which is close to a deal to market Net2Phone software with its Internet routers.

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Raytheon is also reported to be close to a deal to ally with Racal, a small British defence-electronics firm.

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Earlier this month, EMI was also reportedly close to a deal with Spotify to bring the service across the Atlantic.

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