战争已不再是许多区域解决争端问题的不二选择了，对和平友好世界的不懈追求也降低了大国之间发生战争的可能性。

Warfare is no longer an unavoidable option in many regional settlements. The longstanding pursuit for a peaceful and humane world further reduces the possibility of a war between major powers.

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但是支持运营不好的投资银行也需要附上一定的条件，即管制措施应该降低再次需要公共支持的可能性。

But supporting badly run investment Banks should also come with strings attached: regulatory control to reduce the chance that public support will be needed again.

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费用滥用属于地方病，但如果员工知道，就连他们的手机账单偶尔也会受到检查，那么他们占公司便宜的可能性就会降低。

Abuse of expenses is endemic, but if staff know that even their mobile phone bills are checked occasionally, then they are less likely to take advantage.

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Now, these signals can be either excitatory, which is that they raise the likelihood the neuron will fire, or inhibitory in that they lower the likelihood that the neuron will fire.

这些刺激信号可能是兴奋性的,会增加神经元产生神经冲动可能性,也可能是抑制性的,会降低神经元产生神经冲动的可能性

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