Some of the best are now disinclined to leave in the first place.

一些最优秀的球员最初并不情愿离开。

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A 25-year-old man, the first in line, asked for leave and called 2 friends to take his place in line in the time of need.

排在第一位的25岁东北小伙特地向单位请假来买票，还找来了两个朋友准备轮番接替。

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But people really did find it very hard to leave, because so much of their identity was wrapped up in having won the competitions to get there in the first place.

不过很多人的确发现那是一个难以脱身的地方，因为当他们杀败千军万马进入了那家公司以后，他们的身份就在相当程度上与它绑在了一起。

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United boss Ferguson did not want Queiroz to leave in the first place and he, along with the rest of the club, will be glad to see him gracing their corridors again.

BBC: SPORT | Football | Queiroz back on familiar ground

The greatest danger relates in the first place to talent retention (top talents are usually the first to leave for more attractive pastures), and in the second place to talent acquisition (why should talented employees join your company?).

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You see, it isn't just the pull of opportunity away from our shores that is causing talented immigrants to head home or never leave in the first place.

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