There is a traditional last resort, used, among others, by Japanese banks in California in the 1980s and more recently by desperadoes in eastern Europe.

有一个传统的最终手段，20世纪80年代时由加利福尼亚的日本银行开始使用，最近则被东欧的亡命之徒在利用。

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Desperadoes Hong Jing (decorated Zhang Jiahui) received its orders to the capture of the Ding Ling, Tang Fei to happen to be hit, but not in time to save Ding Ling.

亡命之徒洪荆(张家辉饰)接其命令往活捉丁玲，碰巧给唐飞撞上，却未能及时把丁玲救回。

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The minidress desperadoes still teeter in lines outside hotel clubs.

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"This was a planned operation committed by a gang of desperadoes who were armed to the teeth, " he said.

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