In negotiations with the branch chief, she made a pitch for a modest budget increase as well as for greater equality between departments.

通过与部门主管的谈判，她想办法将预算调高了一些，同时也在部门之间争取了更多的平等待遇。

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The city of Durban has already made a pitch; Cape Town may follow; Johannesburg for the moment is keeping mum.

德班城已经修建了一座球场；开普敦可能紧随其后；而此刻的约翰内斯堡还没有作为。

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Hao Ting, who owns a petroleum-equipment business in Beijing, recalls the investment sales pitch from her private banker in Hong Kong at Singapore's DBS Bank: "The world is made for wealthy people.

郝婷（音）女士始终无法忘记新加坡星展银行私人银行家向她兜售投资品时说的话：“这个世界是为富人准备的。

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a final pitch for the bill, saying the president's economic agenda is at stake.

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On the economic front, Bush made a pitch for legislation designating Lower Manhattan as a "liberty zone" as part of an economic stimulus bill, which he still hopes to see passed despite a Senate setback.

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Lasseter and Pleasant made a big pitch for the creativity that kids can bring to the game, which should comfort a lot of parents who worry about whether video games are turning their kids brains to much.

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Ms. Zimmerman, a magician who also designed illusions for others, made a pitch to start a youth program, then left while the board decided.

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