Emerging market countries argue that it is unacceptable for the Europe and America to continue to stitch up the top jobs even as they take a growing share of the global economy.

新兴市场国家辩称，由于它们在全球经济中的份额日益增长，欧洲和美国继续霸占两大机构的高层职位让人难以接受。

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This week’s decision by the Eurogroup of euro-area finance ministers to nominate Vitor Constâncio as the next vice-president of the European Central Bank (ECB) certainly looks like a stitch-up.

本周欧元区的财长们决定提名维克多 康斯坦塞俄作为下一任欧洲央行（ECB）副行长，这一决定与之前的理论不谋而合。

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On the telephone, residents reported that tanks had been battering the old city, sewing needles and sheets had been used to stitch and bandage up the wounded, and food and water were almost gone.

在电话中，当地居民称坦克正猛攻旧城区，缝纫针和床单被用来缝合跟包扎伤口，而食物和饮水近乎告罄。

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With human trauma victims, currently Alam has only five minutes to stitch up before tissue damage begins.

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That was a reference to his recent meeting with Gordon Brown in the Loch Fyne oyster bar in which it was claimed they tried to stitch up the Labour leadership.

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Seattle showed that it is no longer acceptable for rich countries to stitch up trade deals among themselves and expect developing countries to concur without being involved in a meaningful way.

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