Unfortunately, the ploy didn’t work.

不幸的是，这一招没有奏效。

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This time, however, the ploy backfired.

然而，这一次该策略看来是适得其反了。

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The ploy never quite seems to fit, though.

尽管这种伎俩似乎不是什么时候都很适合。

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Some consider it an election ploy. But other surveys show the majority of French believe it is a useful conversation.

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This is simply a ploy to show the diplomatic community that the EPRDF is compromising with parties.

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Phipps appears to be the first company to be publicly linked to the ploy.

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The ploy worked as box office winners like Avatar and The Blind Side earned nominations.

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The ploy succeeded, because none of the accountants appreciated its significance until it was too late.

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