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1. vote vt. 投票，选举
例句：The grey vote leans tory.
老龄票倾向于托利党。

2. qualify vt.& vi.（使）具有资格; 有权; 达标
例句：Forty states are competing for this money, and many of them have changed their laws in order to qualify.
40个州竞争这比资金，他们中的许多州为了达标已经修改了法律。

3. remain vi.留下; 保持; 留待
例句：That means banks remain a headwind for the housing market rebound.
这意味着银行业仍是抑制楼市复苏的因素之一。

4. endorsement n.背书; 担保
例句：A kind of negative endorsement, true.
这诚然是一种负面效果的背书。

5. commit vt.犯罪，做错事; 把…托付给
例句：At first he had refused to commit himself. 
起初，他不肯使自己承担责任。 

6. sanction n.制裁，处罚; 批准，认可
例句：We need the sanction of the law to hunt in this place. 
我们在这地方打猎需要有法律的许可。