They acknowledge they will not be able to prevent similar practices in the future, but they are hopeful their study will promote changes for the better.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

No, because they were only interested in the question of when are anorexics born, so it made sense to only study those.

不，因为他们只对厌食症患者是,什么时候出生的这个问题感兴趣，所以只研究这些对象是有道理的。

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I think it's reasonable for people who are considering the study of a particular subject in a college course to ask why they should.

大家都想将这一科目,作为一门学问做深入的研习,所以这个问题显得很为必要

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Leaving things as they are in the Arab world, the Institute for Peace study says, will result in cosmetic changes only, allowing autocratic rulers to fend off real democratic change.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Most people today are attracted to the study of politics because they are interested in things they've read about in newspapers or seen on TV.

所为又为何,大部份对政治研究感兴趣的人,是因为他们,对读过之报章或电视报导感兴趣。

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Throughout all of this, they are subjected to a course of rigorous study and physical training that will lead them to adopt prominent positions in the military and other branches of public service.

这一进程，需要他们遵循,严格的学习及体能的训练,以便他们顺利接掌重要的军职,及其它公共服务事项。

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