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Officials said the divisions were serious, but it was unclear whether they were simply last-minute jockeying.

官员们表示，分歧是严重的，但不清楚上述分歧是否仅是在最后关头的谈判造势。

Recent military and political activity suggests that the world powers are jockeying for position as if the return of Planet X is imminent.

最近的军事和政治活动表明世界力量正在做好准备，仿佛是X星即将回归。

It's amusing to see all the middle managers jockeying for position to try to get the vacant general manager's job.

看这些部门经理们正使出浑身解数以谋求那个空缺的总经理职位，真使人好笑。

The battleground would now take place in the offices of the NYSE's largest shareholders, with both sides jockeying for votes.

战场将转到纽交所大股东的办公室里，双方都将努力拉票。

The men on the horse were jockeying about to get into a proper line.

为取得前一致，骑马的人都在移动着位置。

Part of the jockeying between the two Chinese pools of money reflects institutional rivalry.

这两家中国投资机构之间的争斗，一定程度上也是对制度对立的反映。

No one can tell who's going to speak next, so people talk over one another jockeying for talk time.

谁也不知道下一个说话的是谁，因此人们争着说话，抢说话的时间。

Despite all this industry jockeying, consumers can easily watch TV shows on their digital devices, legally.

虽然整个行业正在经历种种变化，但客户可以在自己的数码设备上轻松观看电视节目，而且是合法的。

But largely outside public view, jockeying between the U. S. and China for strategic advantage in the Pacific is intensifying.

但是普通民众看不到的是，中国和美国对太平洋战略优势的争夺不断激化。

These data suggest that, instead, it's a method of jockeying for status, chosen by strong men who excel at it.

实际上，这些数据表明，对于那些强壮的男性而言，这种行为是一种改变社会地位的方法。

Today, Google's absorption of its little video cousin is part of this jockeying for positions of competitive superiority.

谷歌现在收购一家小型视频业务同行，就是其抢夺竞争优势策略的一部分。

But the political jockeying has already begun for a handful of Republicans seriously considering a White House bid in 2012.

但是对于少数认真考虑竞逐2012年白宫大位的共和党人来说，政治博弈已经开始。

'They're going to be jockeying for position, determining who's in and who's out.

他们将忙于争权夺位，决定谁去谁留。

The political jockeying by some members of the royal entourage after the death of her husband still stings.

丈夫死后一些王室随从的政治花招依然令她感到痛苦。

Most significant is an elbow Bryant threw that caught Artest in the throat as they were jockeying for position under the basket.

最重要的是，在篮下争抢位置时，布莱恩特对阿泰斯特喉咙的肘击。

Beijing is in the throes of its own 2012 leadership change, with top politicians jockeying for power.

北京正处于其2012年领导权变更的阵痛之中，顶层政界要员在争夺权力。

CNPC's hassles could offer important lessons for other big international oil companies jockeying for a role in Iraq's oil industry.

对其他希望在伊拉克石油行业争夺一席之地的大型跨国石油公司来说，中国石油的遭遇或许能给它们带来重要的教训。

Jockeying between the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) and opposition Democratic Party has elbowed aside all other debate.

在执政党大国家党（GNP）和反对党民主党之间的争夺已经抛开了所有争论。

Certainly, Washington's jockeying over the debt ceiling has done little to bolster confidence, already in short supply.

当然，民主、共和两党在提高债务上限一事上的拉锯战对提振本已缺乏的信心毫无帮助。

Much of the jockeying for appointments to top jobs is already underway, especially for key slots in the Politburo.

现在围绕着高层职位的争夺工作已经开始了，尤其是政治局的关键席位。