The long and vigorous debate about health care that's been taking place over the past few months is a good thing.

过去几个月在医疗保健问题上发生的漫长而又激烈的辩论是件好事。

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Latchkey kids are a thing of the past and for good reason.

钥匙的孩子在过去的事和有原因的。

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Less of that is a good thing, but it may mean a more-volatile earnings performance, scaring off investors used to the faux-steadiness of past profits.

这些手段少一些是件好事，但却可能意味着收益表现的波动性更大，从而吓跑了那些习惯于公司以往稳定业绩的投资者。

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The good thing, if you compare it with the past, will probably be rather short.

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But for most of the industry, asceticism for asceticism's sake is a thing of the past--good news for those who exercise when they want to, sleep late, lounge around their luxury suites and eat whatever they feel like--as long as it's not soup with sunflower seeds.

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But good vibrations may now be a thing of the past.

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