He says: "in our society, it seems that no one makes a decision without taking a poll first, to see which decision is the most popular."

他说：“在我们这个社会里，表面看来好像作出的任何决策都要事先经过民意调查，那样才能看出哪一项决策受公众接受。”

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The viscose process is the most widely used method for manufacturing regenerated cellulosic fiber. viscose has an advantage of economic manufacturing which makes it more popular.

制造粘胶的工艺是生产再生纤维素纤维最广泛的方法。粘胶由于具有生产成本较低的优势，其应用较为普遍。

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Reflective optical systems have small size, light weight and excellent imaging performance, which makes it very popular in space remote sensing systems.

反射系统具有体积小、重量轻成像性能优良等特点， 在航天遥感中具有重要的应用潜力。

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The core of why XP remains so popular is how difficult and expensive Microsoft makes it to upgrade, the Vista debacle (which proved XP was just fine, thank you) and the incredibly lightweight justification Microsoft offers as to why upgrading makes sense.

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Their sheep-like infatuation with popular teen culture, which glorifies ignorance, laziness and disrespect for their own community and elders, makes it almost impossible to teach them anything.

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The boy-short-style bikini bottom, which has been popular in recent years, "makes your legs look shorter, " she says, adding that it is a look that tends to work best for tall women with more athletic bodies, since the cut of the bottom draws attention to the wearer's upper thigh.

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