He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the board of the company.

他在该公司董事会谋得一席之地的企图未能成功。

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But last year she lost an attempt win a seat in parliament, in blatantly rigged elections.

去年她尝试获得议会的一个席位，但是失败了，而那次大选是有人公开非法操纵的。

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She won that fight against the odds. But last year she lost an attempt win a seat in parliament, in blatantly rigged elections.

她赢得了那场反对不平等待遇的斗争。去年她尝试获得议会的一个席位，但是失败了，而那次大选是有人公开非法操纵的。

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Polls showed Rubio trouncing Crist in the Republican primary, but recent polls give Crist a better chance to win the Senate seat running as an independent in November against Republican Rubio and Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek.

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Icahn even unsuccessfully tried to win a seat on the company's board to prompt change.

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But he was recently thrilled to see his son, albeit a Blairite, win a seat there.

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She returned to Australia in 1949, where she failed several times to win a seat in parliament.

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