The candidate lost the election by a whisker.

I passed the examination by a whisker.

我考试差一点就及格了。

I was missing the last bus by a whisker.

我与最后一班公闪车擦肩而过。

A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker ( 7 million to 6.9 million)

新的宠物普查显示出猫的数量略微超过了狗的数量（700万比690万）。

A New Extrusion Method for Dechlorination of Polypropylene Obtained by Bulk Polymerization

本体法聚丙烯挤压脱氯新工艺

The prospects of China shipping by bulk carriers are expected.

展望了我国散货船运的发展前景。

Enzymatic analysis of the human urine glucose by bulk acoustic wave sensor

体声波/生物传感器用于人尿中葡萄糖的酶法分析

Technology for the production of PVC by bulk polymerization and its development trend

本体法PVC生产技术及其发展趋势

By comparison to the West, practice groups in Asian offices are typically small.

相比之下西方，实践小组在亚洲办事处通常很小。

Described by comparison to Johns Hopkins University on the University Development.

利用比较法来阐述霍普金斯大学对我国大学发展的启示。

Analysis of some leukemia unknown genes by comparison to public bioinformation resource

白血病部分未知基因片段与公共生物信息资源的比较与分析

The descriptive geometric methods are simple and visual by comparison to Matrix transformation methods.

在计算机图形学中，相对于矩阵变换法，画法几何法简单而直观，是一种很有前途的新方法。

By convention, the leader is always a man.

按照惯例，领导总是由男性担任。

Many of these concepts are arbitrary in nature but standard by convention.

这些概念本性上大都具有不定性，但是都根据约定经过标准化。

By convention, the first word indicates the name of your organization.

按照约定，第一个词表示组织的名称。

The k_L parameter measured by extrapolation method is dependent on the grain size.

用外推法求得的k L值与晶粒大小有关。

The anode corrosion rate by electrolytic polarization is dependent on the condition of test.

电解极化条件下的腐蚀结果与不同的试验条件相关。

In the food processing sector, operators are ruined by becoming too dependent on one customer& who then cancels their supply contract; or they crash thanks to exposure to major commodity price swings; or occasionally they cease trading owing to factory fires or similar catastrophes.

在食品加工行业，经营者因过于依赖一个顾客、结果供应合同遭取消而被摧毁；或因对主要大宗商品价格波动的风险敞口而倒闭；又或者偶尔因工厂火灾或类似灾难而停止生意。

Immunosuppression mediated by TLR was dependent on the production of immunosuppressive kynurenines by the tryptophan-degrading enzyme indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase-1 ( IDO1).

TLR介导的免疫抑制反应不依赖于色氨酸代谢酶吲哚胺2，3加双氧酶1（IDO1）产生的免疫抑制物质犬尿氨酸。

" conditional, that is to say, which makes payment by the acceptor dependent on the fulfilment of a condition therein stated," Article XX Schedules of Specific Commitments

附条件者，即承兑人视汇票所载条件之履行而付款；第20条具体承诺减让表

Making predictions for the year ahead is always a hazardous business, by its nature dependent on the good will of readers, not to mention short memories.

给来年做预测总是件冒险的事，因为它本质上是建立在读者的美好意愿上，而更要命的是，读者们往往又是健忘的。