Iranian officials have described Britain as the most treacherous power and railed against what they claim to be British instigation of protests over last month's disputed presidential election.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

Firms that do that are, in practice, however, the minority and most mutual funds have some gimmick or some special-- they claim to be beating the market not forming the optimal portfolio.

然而实际上,这么做的公司很少,大部分共同基金都会耍些花招,或有一些特别的...,他们强调他们的收益率将强于市场平均水平,而非建立最佳投资组合

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So, most states would essentially adopt what the NAIC says, otherwise--they're not going to figure it all-- they can't claim to beat--it would be rational to do that.

因此大部分州基本上都会采纳这些建议,不然的话,各州要自己进行全盘考虑,若要推翻保协会的建议,那将是不理智的

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Yes! It turns out that it is." But that's not enough to start the revolution that they claim to be starting and that's I think my principal disappointment here.

VOA: standard.2010.04.03

If you find this argument convincing, what it's an argument for is the claim that even if souls do exist, they may not be the key to personal identity.

如果你信服这个观点，我们要证明的是,就算灵魂真的存在，也不是人格同一性的关键。

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