The shocking announcement on Wednesday upended the assumption that Dubai would stand behind Dubai World and that other emirates, especially Abu Dhabi, would stand behind Dubai.

星期三的令人震惊的声明结束了这样的设想：迪拜会支持迪拜世界，其他的阿拉伯国家，特别是阿布扎比【注：阿拉伯联合酋长国首都】会支持迪拜。

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The announcement comes as the Food and Drug Administration was expected to take a stand on the drinks, perhaps as early as Wednesday.

大概是在星期三，既食品和药物管理局表明将参与调查此饮品后Four Loko公司立即发出了此公告。

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Mothercare is continuing to search for a new chief executive following the announcement that Ben Gordon would stand down by mutual consent on 17 November.

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The Turks had not been expected to push Spain in the qualifiers but their inability to challenge Bosnia for second led to Terim's announcement this week that he would stand down after this match.

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But Ganguly's announcement during a Test match in Zimbabwe that he had been asked to stand down may have motivated Chappell to his next step.

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