There was only one conceivable reason this lone Covenant destroyer would turn tail .

只有一种可能的原因让这艘孤独的圣约人驱逐舰逃跑。

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If it is not squeaky clean, investors could turn tail, raising the country's borrowing costs.

如果这个市场不是一尘不染的(squeaky clean)，投资者有可能撤离，从而提高了这个国家的借款成本。

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When the researchers used a mirror to make it look like the sun was on the other side of the sky, the beleaguered backward ants would turn tail for the opposite direction.

当研究人员用镜子来让它看起来像是太阳在天空的另一边时，被围困的落后的蚂蚁会向相反的方向驶去。

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"And then I turn around and I see this little puppy dog looking up at me, wagging her tail,and uh, everything just left.I got calm.

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Whether the recent bearishness will run deeper or turn tail, time will tell.

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And then, just when we think it is ready to scale its final peak, gold could turn tail and run for the valley.

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But TD is not about to turn tail.

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