And it is important we make sure those sanctions stick " Asked about North Korean threats, Biden observed that, as he put it, "They say a lot of things."

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

This is by the way--just because one can make this claim and, I think, make it stick in certain cases, doesn't mean that the proposition is any less outrageous.

还要指出的是　就算有人提出了这种理论，有些情况下甚至能说通，并不说明这种说法就能让人接受了。

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The stick margarine has been hydrogenated to make it a more solid form.

固体人造黄油是氢化过的,使得其质地更硬

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Players don't make their decision before, and then stick with it necessarily.

罚球球员事先没有做好决定,而是见机行事

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