It was a bitterly contested battle and victory hung in the balance.

那是一场激烈的争夺战，胜负难分。

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The fate of Pierre Gadonneix, EDF’s departing boss, had hung in the balance for many months.

EDF即将离任的老板皮埃尔.加多内的宝座在过去几个月里已是岌岌可危。

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After the surgery, the patient became very sick and her life hung in the balance for nearly a week.

手术后，那个病人非常虚弱，将近一个星期他的生命在垂危中。

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Certainly it was a function of his concern for his nation and his recognition that our very existence hung in the balance.

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But we also knew that millions of jobs hung in the balance.

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But even as the fates of Lehman and Merrill hung in the balance, another crisis loomed as the insurance giant American International Group appeared to teeter.

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