They finished the year six places above their local rivals.

这一年结束，他们的排名比当地竞争对手超前六个名次。

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Foreign lenders are often stronger and better run than their local rivals.

外资银行一般要比本地竞争者更强大，运营也更良好。

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The favoured strategy is to snap up a small bank, healthy or not, and turn it into a vehicle to scoop up failed local rivals.

有利的战略是抢购一个小银行，不管健康与否，然后用它做媒介来铲平那些失败的当地对手。

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During the Great Depression, Soames's Brewery merged with two local rivals forming Border Breweries to survive.

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Well-known businesses there include construction equipment makers Sany Heavy Industry and Zoomlion, local rivals of Caterpillar.

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Real Madrid, who are fourth on 43 points, host local rivals Getafe at the Bernabeu on Sunday.

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