But often he fails. The expression was born in the military forces.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

I take it that we all agree that when we attempt to run the Cartesian argument in terms of the Morning Star and the Evening Star, it fails. But it's harder to say what went wrong?

我想大家都同意,当我们试图把卡氏论证,用到晨星和昏星的例子上来时,它行不通了,但是很难说我们哪里错了

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That doesn't prove that the argument fails, but it does mean that you're going to have your work cut out for you if you're going to use this route to arguing for the existence of a soul.

但这并不表明这个论证就不成立,而它确实意味着,如果你要用这种途径,来证明灵魂存在的话,你需要有人帮你解答疑团

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But if it fails,then there is no guarantee of repayment.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

But Israel has warned time and again that if diplomacy fails, it might launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

But if it fails, it will underscore the limits the international community faces in its efforts to change the future of Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

Analysts say that if the Geithner plan fails to revive the financial system, there will be no alternative but short-term nationalization of distressed banks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

She said it was not yet time for additional sanctions but the United States continued to believe such a step might be needed if diplomacy fails.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13