Negotiators again worked right down to the wire to reach an agreement.

谈判者们再次一直工作到最后达成协议为止。

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"Unfortunately, for a series of political reasons, we are down to the wire," he added.

“不幸的是，因为一系列的原因，现在是我们行动的最后时刻，”他接着说道。

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Russian aircraft programmes - even in Soviet times - have often had year-end deadlines to complete first flights that came down to the wire.

俄罗斯的飞机项目——甚至在苏联时代——就经常设立年终期限以在最后期限前完成第一批飞机。

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The Black Satellites have battled through some adversity to reach the final, edging South Africa in extra time in the first elimination match, and surviving a pair of exciting 3-2 games that came down to the wire in the quarter and semifinals.

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Coming off a down-to-the-wire win at Dallas the day before, the Lakers wanted to slow down the Nuggets but just couldn't keep up with their younger, more athletic and, yes, better-rested opponents.

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Each year, it was a down-to-the-wire, nail-biter speech.

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They trail the powerful Vancouver Canucks two games to none, though a pair of down-to-the-wire losses suggests that Boston has a chance to make it a long series as they head to home ice for the next two games.

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