Judging by the polls, such efforts are likely to fall flat.

从民调结果来看，这些做法很可能只是白费力气。

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Sharp rises increase the chances that some Banks fall flat over their interest rate risk.

利率大幅上升加大了某些银行因利率风险而倒闭的可能性。

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News Reporter: is there a risk that your speech might fall flat if you end up the hero of a quest or journey story?

记者：如果你在故事结束时安排男主人公一个继续寻求或者继续旅行的结局是不是有把演讲搞砸的危险？

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Focusing on driving volumes approach would fall flat if it is keen to penetrate emerging economies like India and China.

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In Europe, we saw the Spanish bank bailout fall flat on its face and interest rates spike in Spain and Italy.

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Chances are that the best of the best will continue to sell well at auction while the mediocre will fall flat.

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