Takeovers among drug companies may become more contested as patents expire and they seek growth through acquisitions.

当专利权到期时药业公司之间的并购会产生更多的竞争，以通过兼并寻求增长。

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We can expect ground to be contested across Afghanistan, and, sadly, we can also expect more casualties across the coalition.

我们可以预料战斗在在整个阿富汗进行，而且，令人沮丧的是，联军还会有更多的伤亡。

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What makes Vergeer's winning streak even more remarkable is that many of her matches have been tight, closely-contested affairs.

让沃吉尔的连胜更为出彩的是，她大多数比赛的过程紧张而又激烈。

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More than 400 councilor seats in 34 province are also being contested.

VOA: standard.2009.08.16

But General McChrystal has warned that more are needed. On the contested outcome of last month's presidential election in Afghanistan, Spanta said voting "irregularities" are not unusual in emerging democracies and that the Independent Electoral Commission and the U.N.-supported Election Complaint Commission are working to address the complaints and recount some of the ballots.

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While Predators and Reapers have logged more than 1 million hours of combat patrols in the skies over Afghanistan and Iraq, where insurgents don't have the ability to shoot them down, they would be likely to face challenges in the more contested airspace over the Pacific.

NPR: Military Weighs Cutbacks, Shifts In Drone Programs

Measurement firms tend to agree that IE is losing market share although the percentage share of rival browsers is more hotly contested.

BBC: Microsoft's Internet Explorer losing browser share

And with Histon and Cambridge both fighting for promotion at the top of the Blue Square Premier, the rivalry seemed stronger than ever and the action on the pitch more hotly contested.

BBC: Cambs rivals ready for derby game