But a huge apparatus of wealth, power, and printed matter has made it practically impossible for them to bring home these other proposals, even if they would really prefer them. No candidates will stand in the spotted interest; for candidates commonly have to produce money either from their own pockets or the pasty's; and in such circles spots are not worn. No man in the social position of a Cabinet Minister, perhaps, will commit himself to the pale-blue theory of Mr. Asquith; therefore it cannot be a Government measure, therefore it cannot pass.英文原著 · 《A Miscellany of Men》
Dodd with a sigh. Julia blushed and hesitated, and said she would be candid; and then stopped. "Ugh!" ejaculated Edward. "This is a bad beginning. Girl's candour! Now for a masterpiece of duplicity."
Julia inquired how he dared; and Mrs. Dodd said warmly that Julia was not like other people, she could be candid; had actually done it, more than once, within her recollection. The young lady justified the exception as follows: "If I was going to be married to myself, or to some gentleman I did not care for, I would not spend a shilling.英文原著 · 《Hard Cash》
*Somewhat after this fashion: "Candidate F----, United States Military Academy, reports his entrance into this office, sir." "Well, sir, what do you want in this office?" "I desire permission, sir, to walk on public lands till retreat." "No, sir, you can't walk on public lands till retreat. Get out of my sight." "Candidate F----, United States Military Academy, reports his departure from this office, sir."英文原著 · 《Henry Ossian Flipper》
This was so manifestly destructive to the interests of all parties who might suffer from accidents on the road, or have any controversy with the company, that the farmers, and the anti-monopolist element united to defeat the chairman of the railroad commissioners, who was a candidate for re-election, and to put their own candidate in his place.英文原著 · 《Life of Hon. Phineas T. Barnum》
The bishop thought he would like to talk to those two ordination candidates, but they prevailed upon him not to do so. He lay for the best part of one night confiding remarkable things to two imaginary ordination candidates.英文原著 · 《Soul of a Bishop》
In 1904 and 1908 his vote hovered around 400,000. In 1910 congressional and local elections spurred the Socialists to hope for a million votes in 1912 but they fell somewhat short of this mark. Debs received 901,873 votes, the largest number which a Socialist candidate has ever yet received. Benson, the presidential candidate in 1916, received 590,579 votes.*英文原著 · 《The Armies of Labor》
You know, at some point, the candidate is the candidate, the manager is the manager.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
Questions will be asked of both candidates on a rotating basis, with the first candidate given 45 seconds to respond, the second candidate, 30 seconds of rebuttal.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
If that rebuttal mentions the other candidate by name, that candidate will have 20 seconds to respond.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
Unless, of course, the candidate has exceeded his or her time, and then, that candidate will have the option of adding to their time, but only by subtracting it from their closing arguments.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
But they also talked about which candidate they were going to support. But they also talked about which candidate they were going to support.演讲 · 《Tribal leadership ~ David Logan》
The ceremony was kicked off with a candid speech by the President regarding the need for further escalation of the war in Vietnam.电影 · 《Forrest Gump (1994)》