Optimists see this as a bid to tell the men with guns what to do.

乐观主义者将此举看成是试图告诉持枪者该做什么。

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Much better, too, to do so in a small group where offers can be compared and ambitions bid up, rather than trying to engage the whole world at once.

先在小范围内实行要比试图立即应用于全世界要好多了。在小范围内，互相间可以比较，也可以增强野心。

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In a bid to become more organized, you may start using post-it notes, create to-do lists, buy personal organizers, etc.

为了做到更有条理性，你要开始使用便利贴，创建任务清单，购买个人备忘记事本等。

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Mr Cook's move had little to do with grand strategic thinking: it was a pre-emptive bid to silence Eurosceptics in London, and also part of a broader Franco-British game in which his country will be struggling to preserve its veto in areas that others think should be subject to decisions by a majority of votes.

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Williams is trying to do better, offering a 18% premium on the Energy Transfers bid, according to Dealbook.

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Pension funds would create a pooled vehicle that would bid for greenfield projects and employ a contractor to do the work.

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