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So the run-up to the referendum could still produce more conflict.
因此公民投票的助跑阶段也会产生更多的冲突。
In the run-up to Copenhagen there was perhaps too much hype, and expectations were too high.
在哥本哈根会议之前的‘助跑阶段’，有关的宣传太多，人们的期望太高。
Sadly, in the run-up to publication of this book, publisher and author fell out over whether to include the cartoons the author felt were relevant to the debate.
遗憾的是，在本书准备发行阶段，出版商和作者发生争论——[书中]是否应纳入作者认为与论战相关的那些卡通画。

The run-up to the 2011 elections has reignited concerns about a free,fair and credible vote in Africa's most populous nation.
For example, they might-- paterfamilias would often put a slave up in business, give a slave enough money to run a business.
比如，他们可能。。。,家长通常会让奴隶参与生意，给他一笔钱做生意。
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I don't know if the word is approved but it's--you have to run it by the SEC and then you always have to give that up.
不知道人们对此是否认同,但是你不得不按证交会的规则去办事,不断地提交这类文件
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This comes despite the sharp run-up in silver prices that preceded the latest two-day slide.
FORBES: Smells Like A Silver Short Squeeze In The Making

In some sports, a run-up is a period or distance of running that you do in order to be going fast enough to perform a particular action

助跑
Based on the analysis of run-up and take-off movements of Chinese university long jumper,the take-off skill characterized by″speed-style″long jump athlete was studied in theory so as to provide basis for improving the sports man’s take-off skill.
通过对我国大学生跳远运动员助跑和起跳的动作分析,从理论上探讨跳远运动员“速度型”起跳的技术特征,为进一步改进跳远踏跳技术,提高运动成绩提供一定的参考依据。
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