With the advent of PET, water jumped... to the number two spot... behind carbonated soft drinks.

PET问世以后，它一跃成为第二，仅次于碳酸软饮料。

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She was passed over in 1996, when she first competed for the job of chief executive, receiving the number two spot instead.

她在1996年第一次竞选执行总监职位时落选了，取而代之的是得到了另外次选职位。

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Meanwhile, Analysys says, Google's share fell 2 percentage points from the second quarter, when it held the number-two spot, to 8.9% in the third quarter.

易观国际同时还说，谷歌第三季度的市场占有率较二季度下滑了两个百分点，至8.9%，二季度时谷歌的市场占有率还处于第二位。

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Operators of the Hubble Space Telescope said the dark spot is about two times the length of the United States.

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So consumers who want to eat shrimp are faced with two choices: trust that random spot checks find any problems with seafood imports or pay more for domestic, wild harvested shrimp.

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City goalkeeper Zac Barrett made two spot-kick saves and admitted he was delighted with his contribution.

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Then there's China, which has climbed to the world's number two spot in oil consumption.

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Yet Merrill has long moved early to place future chief executives in the number two spot.

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