This kind of "distracted focus" appears to be the best state for working on creative tasks.

这种“注意力分散”似乎是从事创造性工作的最佳状态。

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The 10th-best state, Texas, kept 40%.

而排行第十的德克萨斯州，保持在40%。

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By contrast, Texas was the best state in that poll.

相反，得克萨斯在那个排行榜上名列前茅。

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We will use the best evidence available to determine whether a state can meet a few key benchmarks for reform.

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One newspaper in Calhoun's state of South Carolina said: "The senator's death is best for the country and his own honor.

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He said it would be best to let the people themselves decide if New Mexico would be a slave or free state.

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Route 39 said it had spent months researching the work of the best state secondary schools.

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This matters because religious schools (run by churches, but mostly financed by taxpayers) are the best state schools in London.

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The result is that corridor states took 11 of the top 15 spots in Chief Executive magazine's 2012 review of best state business climates.

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