The reference to the ECB’s opinion now looks more and more like a dissenting opinion, though France still seems to be fighting a rear-guard action against selective default.

提及欧洲央行观点现在看起来越来越像一个不同意的观点，虽然法国仍然似乎在为针对选择性违约的现状的努力而战。

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One of several problems that delayed the formation of the new government was the rear guard action waged by the Shiite Fadila Party to hang onto the Oil Ministry, which it controlled under former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari.

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You and your lawyers want to thrash this out, case by case, fighting a trench-warfare, rear-guard action?

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Even now it is waging a rear-guard action to undo the easing that the FASB promulgated in April.

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