To pressure zoos to spend less on their animals would lead to inhumane outcomes for the precious creatures in their care.

迫使动物园减少在动物身上的开支，将导致珍稀动物遭到不人道的虐待。

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These should discourage retailers from wasteful practices that lead to the rejection of food on the basis of cosmetic characteristics, and losses in the home due to excessive purchasing by consumers.

这些措施应该阻止零售商的浪费行为，因为这些做法会导致基于化妆品特性的食品被拒绝，以及消费者过度购买造成的家庭损失。

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The driver was unable to hang on to his lead.

这位车手没能守住自己的领先地位。

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Archaeologists have found tacks which would have been used to nail lead on to the hulls of ships inside one of the bays.

BBC: Roman shipyard found by British archaeologists

In 1956 Clinton Rossiter, a political scientist, wrote that Americans wanted their president to make the country rich, to take the lead on domestic policy, to respond to floods, tornadoes and rail strikes, to act as the nation's moral spokesman and to lead the free world.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

Continues to inspire confidence on his ability to lead on economic issues.

FORBES: Perry stays in the game