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自由党候选人轻易获胜，超出选票数以千计。 The liberal candidate romped through with thousands of votes to spare.
按一般人在这些问题上的看法，选民常常着眼于国内问题来选择候选人。 According to conventional wisdom, voters usually make their choice on the basis of domestic issues.
候选人须 表明他们对单方面裁军所持的立场. The candidates had to state their position on unilateral disarmament.
作为一个候选人，他许下诺言，使前途一片光明。 As a candidate, he held forth the promise of a bright future.
当一个候选人隔开马路也认得你的时候，离选举（的日子）也就不太远了。 The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street.
他对他们的候选人发表了一些有利的评论。 He made several favorable comments about their candidate.
另一候选人的主要不利条件是她的年龄问题. The other candidate's main disadvantage is her age.
候选人在辩论中唇枪舌箭。 The candidates exchanged shafts in the debate.
他被选为总统候选人。 He was elected presidential candidate.
她已被提名为总统候选人。 She had been nominated as candidate for the presidency.
一个明智的候选人应该把传媒控制在手中。 A wise candidate should have the media in hand.
也许最重要的是，这些选举将使大众认识新面孔，尤其是来自反对党阵营的。这样投石问路将会测如候选人的影响力，建立知名度，并过滤问题。 Perhaps most important, these elections will put new faces before the public, especially from the opposition camp. This testing of the waters will measure the impact of the candidates, build name recognition and sift the issues.
选拔委员会选中那位稳健、有保守倾向的候选人。 The selection committee plumped for the safe, conservatively inclined candidate.
除非某个心怀不满的大亨加以反对并威胁要退出，这样决定下来的名单就成了人名单。如果出现反对或退出的行为，那就称为“撕毁候选人名单”。 The list so settled it now a slate, unless some discontented magnate objects and threatens to withdraw. To do so is called"breaking the slate".