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Even though Mr Brown has perked up since the last, failed bid to oust him, Mr Cameron is still likely to best him in the face-off of a campaign.

尽管布朗上次经历了一次失败的逼宫运动，并从中再次鼓起勇气，卡梅隆还是有可能在竞选中的争锋相对中击垮他。

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Carrefour slowed its rate of growth late last decade in a bid to restructure, and then hit the accelerator again last year.

过去的十年，家乐福一直处在调整期中，增速明显放缓，但从去年开始，又重回高速增长的轨道。

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Critics say this leaves the window open to push the Maoist party, which won 40 percent of the seats in last year's election, out of the picture - paving the way for any number of smaller parties to bid for the prime minister seat.

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This is surely his last bid for public office.

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Is this Japan's last bid to stay on top?

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He was trying to play both sides against the other in a last desperate bid to maintain some kind of relevance.

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