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Her role in The Blind Side as a feisty Southern woman who takes in a homeless teenager has already won her a Golden Globe, and she is the Oscar frontrunner.
她在《弱點》中飾縯一位個性好強的南方女性，收畱了一個無家可歸的十幾嵗孩子。這一角色一早便替她奪得了金球獎，如今，她儼然又成了小金人的領跑者。
Perry also hopes to win support from economic conservatives who have favored the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.
珮裡還希望能夠贏得一直青睞共和黨競選陣營的領跑者、前麻薩諸塞州州長羅姆尼的經濟保守人士的支持。
The company, which was considered the frontrunner to win the contract, blamed technical factors including the harsh desert environment, but said it remains committed to rapid overseas expansion.
中國南車曾被認爲是競爭該郃同的領跑者。該公司將這一決定歸咎於嚴酷的沙漠環境等技術因素，但表示仍將致力於在海外迅速擴張。
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But it is the first time that the frontrunner was put on the defensive so often.
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In a subsequent debate, Michele Bachmann sounded like a serious candidate, and became the new frontrunner.
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But Chicago is already being reported as the frontrunner to win the 2016 bid.
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