That does not mean that the SPD will close the gap before election day.

局部的胜利并不意味着社民党就能在大选来临之前弥补差距。

youdao

The economic crisis will delay efforts to close the gap. But with hard work it can be done.

经济危机将延缓消除差距的行动，但只要努力就可以实现。

youdao

It has begun to close the gap: it was one of very few large Banks to expand lending last year.

这一差距不断缩小：该行是去年增加贷款的为数不多的银行之一。

youdao

How do you rebalance that divide? And,on a larger level, how do you close the gap between the developing economies of APEC with the developed economies of APEC."

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

Why the 50 year timeframe to close the gap to where we are today?

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So much so that it is hard to imagine spending cuts sufficient to close the gap.

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I'm betting that Microsoft will close the gap with GE, the current monster cap.

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