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Many people closely follow the political polls during the final weeks preceding an important election .

有许多人密切关注着此次重要选举前最后几周进行的民意调查。

The preceding = symbol is not included in the data .

前面的=号不包含在数据中。

My only purpose here is to link them up with the preceding theory .

我在此唯一要做的就是把他们与前面的理论联系起来。

Scientists have found that these typically fall into five categories : location , time , emotional state , other people , or an immediately preceding action .

科学家已经发现这些典型归结为五个类别：地点，时间，情感状态，其他人，或者一个立即在先的行动。

According to a 2008 pwc report , some 30 new hotel brands launched over the preceding 30 months .

普华永道2008年的一份报告显示，在报告发布的前30个月中，约有30个新的酒店品牌加入竞争。