It denies that moral rightness depends directly on anything other than consequences, such as whether the agent promised in the past to do the act now.

它否认道德的正确性直接取决于以外的任何其他后果，如代理人是否在过去做现在采取行动的承诺。

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One month later, as I lay on the sofa still recuperating from surgery, Dave and I watched the TV weather forecast. It promised bitter cold temperatures and possible snow.

一个月后，当我躺在沙发上，仍然在术后恢复期，大卫和我都在看天气预报。天气预报说会持续低温天气，也可能会有大雪。

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But often he did not invest the money as promised, instead spending it on himself or redistributing it among his irate clients.

BBC: Nicholas Levene

Remember, however, there is nothing wrong with a company that offers a genuinely high-end product if it focuses its attention on those who can genuinely afford it and delivers as promised.

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The weapons ban, which would update a similar 1994 law that expired a decade later, already has been dropped, though Reid, D-Nevada, has promised a floor vote on it as an amendment to the package.

CNN: Reid to force a vote Thursday on debating gun proposals