The yeas outnumbered the nays by 53 to 46, but failed to reach the 60-vote supermajority.
赞成票以53比46高出否定票, 但是没能达到60个绝大多数票的要求.
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Shocked by the results of the elections, they now want to challenge the validity of the vote...
选举结果令他们很震惊,他们现在要对选举的可信性提出质疑。
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The vote that followed, establishing the doctrine as official company policy, was unanimous.
接下来进行的表决一致同意把这一原则正式奉为公司的方针.
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Tonight's knife-edge vote could be uncomfortably close.
今晚投票的结果很难预料,双方实力可能会很接近,这令人紧张不安。
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That puts the president in a tight spot if the vote is not a resounding 'yes'...
如果投票结果不是一个响亮的“是”,总统的处境就不妙了。
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