So Rio and its many potential rivals could become involved in bidding war for a medium-sized mine in a part of Africa that, though not as troubled as it once was, is still far from risk-free.

因此，力拓和它的许多潜在竞争对手可能会为非洲这个中型煤矿发动一场竞价战。 虽没有以前的那些麻烦，但仍然会有风险。

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These are the formidable medium-sized firms that helped to produce Germany's post-war economic miracle.

这些令人钦佩的中型企业帮助德国创造了战后的经济奇迹。

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Neither Britain's small, professional forces nor Germany's large, conscript forces were designed to fight an offensive land war against a medium-sized European power.

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As I noted in my post on the subject earlier in the week, CML shares had rallied more than 180% since mid-July, driven in part by takeover chatter following the bidding war between Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) for 3Par , another mid-sized storage company.

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