The person said a last-minute snag could hold up the deal, but Ford did not expect one to emerge as a major stumbling block.

这位人士说，最后关头出现的阻碍仍有可能使交易陷入停顿，但福特方面认为不会出现重大障碍。

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We should be able to block the deal by one of these ways.

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Their base will applaud and vote for them again if they block a deal while everyone one who did not vote for them will still not vote for them (they break-even).

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