The great achievement of the past has been to reconcile these contradictory impulses by focusing on practical agreements.

过去所取得的巨大成就曾一度通过集中关注实用协议来调解这些矛盾的冲突。

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For the past decade or so, practical courses, such as computer and business, have gained tremendous popularity on college campuses.

过去十年来，实用性课程诸如电脑和商科在大学中普遍盛行。

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People who are tired of crying about the past and seeking practical tools for taking action.

那些厌倦悲昔，寻求行动所需实践的途径的人。

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It may do so in economists' models, but the main practical example (Japan over the past two decades) is not encouraging.

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Extremophiles have shown some practical value in the past decade.

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By patiently letting legislatures and the voters decide the social and practical implications of same-sex marriage over the past decade, the high court is now poised to perhaps offer the final word on tricky constitutional questions.

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