In some circles, indeed, an ulcer was the badge of a hard-working executive: perhaps not as definitive proof of dedication to the job as a heart attack, but a lot less lethal.

的确，在某些领域，溃疡病是勤勉工作的行政人员的标记，也许并不像心脏病那样被认为是敬业的确证，只是致命率要低得多。

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If I evaluate the time I spent online a lot of it was doing stuff that was perhaps less productive than I would have liked.

如果计算一下我花在网络上的时间，几乎其中的大部分都被我用在了一些没那么有用的事情上。

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Perhaps less than a kiloton , which sounds like a lot but is actually small as nuclear devices go.

或许还不到一千吨，这听起来似乎很多，但事实上用于核装置则是相当少的。

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And, in turn, that means that the cozy relationship Salesforce and Workday have enjoyed might get less cozy perhaps a lot less cozy in the future.

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For those who believe that the national debate over boat people should become a lot less shrill and a lot more compassionate, perhaps the biggest drawback of the programme was that it was preaching to the converted.

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Granted, there is still Origin integration if you buy the physical game, but a lot less so, and perhaps many gamers wanted to skip the hassle of downloading from the flawed system.

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