It was a big stretch, given the actual facts -- but Obama can't even take advantage of this same desperate expedient, since Congress has appropriated no funds for the Libyan war.

从事实看来这解释有点牵强或强词夺理。 但奥巴马的利比亚军事行动连这点狡辩的边都沾不上，因为国会没有拨款用于利比亚战争。

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During that stretch, they watched an 81-74 advantage evaporate and become a 97-86 deficit.

在这之后的一段时间，他们眼看着81-74的优势变成97-86的劣势。

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Startups including Yammer Inc. and One Kings Lane Inc. have moved into the notoriously gritty stretch to take advantage of special tax breaks.

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Mickelson was four under at the turn but faded somewhat down the stretch, failing to take advantage of the last two par fives.

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"It has been an opportune time for corporate borrowers from Eastern Europe to tap the international bond markets, with many Russian, Kazakh and Ukrainian names taking advantage of the stretch for yield to borrow in dollars for the first time since the global crisis, " says Richard Segal, emerging-market strategist at Jefferies International.

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