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Her role in The Blind Side as a feisty Southern woman who takes in a homeless teenager has already won her a Golden Globe, and she is the Oscar frontrunner.
她在《弱點》中飾演一位個性好強的南方女性，收留了一個無家可歸的十幾歲孩子。這一角色一早便替她奪得了金球獎，如今，她儼然又成了小金人的領跑者。
Perry also hopes to win support from economic conservatives who have favored the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.
佩里還希望能夠贏得一直青睞共和黨競選陣營的領跑者、前麻薩諸塞州州長羅姆尼的經(jīng)濟保守人士的支持。
The company, which was considered the frontrunner to win the contract, blamed technical factors including the harsh desert environment, but said it remains committed to rapid overseas expansion.
中國南車曾被認為是競爭該合同的領跑者。該公司將這一決定歸咎于嚴酷的沙漠環(huán)境等技術因素，但表示仍將致力于在海外迅速擴張。
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But it is the first time that the frontrunner was put on the defensive so often.
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In a subsequent debate, Michele Bachmann sounded like a serious candidate, and became the new frontrunner.
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But Chicago is already being reported as the frontrunner to win the 2016 bid.
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