They accused him of riding on the coat-tails of the president.

他们指责他借了总统的光。

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Paraguay will hope to hang on to Italy's luxurious coat tails and if their performance in qualifying is any measure of their ability then they should join the holders in round two.

巴拉圭寄希望于抓住意大利人那奢华的燕尾服，如果在预选赛中的表现能够恰如其分地反映他们的能力，那么他们应与卫冕冠军携手出线，跻身第二轮。

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The slide in emerging stock markets on Wall Street’s coat-tails appears to endorse their view.

新兴股市紧随华尔街大幅下跌似乎印证了这一观点。

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"Germans have a really close and positive relationship with southern Ireland, and this rides on the coat-tails of that, " said the acting editor of the English online news site, The Local.

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Having carried marginal candidates into the House on his coat-tails, the president normally sees them swept out again two years later.

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Mr Sharon is having trouble, too, holding together the hugely disparate coalition of nationalist, immigrant and religious parties which are all separately supporting his candidacy, and relishing the prospect of returning to power on his coat-tails.

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