At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister

A type of probability sample in which aggregations of sampling units, called clusters, are sampled at some stage in the process.

是一种将样本单元聚集在一起的随机抽样法.样本群在抽样的某一步骤被抽出。

I'm very happy with the career I've had, and I'd like to thank everyone that has been involved at some stage.

对于我的足球生涯我也很满意，我也要感谢所有曾经共事的人们。

In a low interest rate environment, I think these could become very valuable and, at some stage, be rewarded with much higher valuations.

在低利率环境下，我认为这些股票会变得很有价值；有朝一日，这些股票的估值将会大幅攀升，给投资者带来回报。

Consumers had borrowed heavily, making it almost inevitable that at some stage spending would fall as they paid off debts.

消费者已大举借贷，因此随着他们清偿贷款，总有一天支出将出现下滑，这几乎是不可避免的。

In the markets, it is increasingly thought that Greece will in effect default on some of its debts at some stage.

在市场上，越来越多的人认为希腊在某阶段可能会拖欠一些债务。

You need to show your enthusiasm at some stage by asking for a date to meet for a face to face interview.

你需要体现你的热情，询问是否能接到当面的面试。

Simon had a number of nicknames, but at some stage he said he was like Teflon.

西蒙有很多的昵称，但在某些阶段，他说他像“特富龙人”。

At some stage, I feel it did affect him but now he's over it as the hearing has taken place.

在某一点上，我觉得那的确对他有影响，但是现在听到他又可以比赛了他应该会忘掉这件事。

Once people become better off, at some stage they want more freedom, and so that's a challenge for China down the road.

人们一旦在经济上富裕，在一定程度上就会要求更多的自由，对于中国，这就是将来的挑战。

At some stage during the party, everyone will sing Happy Birthday to the birthday boy or girl.

晚会期间，每个人都要为寿星唱生日歌。

Even with these new developments in research, only a tiny proportion of all tests are done without using animals at some stage.

尽管这些研究有了新成果，所有的裕只有极少数在某一阶段不使用动物。

" At some stage, China could control what was going on," adds China Hydro's Mr Kuhns.

“在某个阶段，中国确实能够控制住形势，”中华水电的库恩斯表示。

Even if it was requested at some stage, the EU Risk Assessment report is a solid basis to build on.

即使在一些阶段要求它，EU风险评估报告也是一个坚固的基础可以据此制定。

At some stage over the next decade, China is likely to overtake the US as the world's biggest market.

在未来十年中的某个阶段，中国有可能超过美国，成为全球最大的市场。

You may be one of the 80% of Americans who suffer from back pain at some stage in their lives.

美国有80%的人在某个年龄都会感觉背痛，你可能也会是其中之一。

Such faults either simply cease at some stage or develop into lasting short-circuits.

此类故障可能在某一阶段消失，或变为持续性短路。

We had some good news about the scan because at some stage we were scared it could be worse.

扫描时我们有一些好消息，因为在那时候我们担心情况可能更糟。

It is the widely held belief that anyone successful in business must at some stage have cut corners.

人们普遍认为，任何一个成功的商业人士，都必定在某个阶段“走过捷径”。

Job hunting is a challenge we all have to face at some stage in our careers.

求职是我们在职业生涯的某个阶段都会遇到的挑战。

At some stage people realized that every hand is different, and from this discovery palmistry began.

在某个阶段，人们意识到每个手的掌纹是不同的，于是开始了手相学。