He says both countries have armies that are developing well, police forces that are hampered by corruption but have potential, and both have economic capabilities that can be unleashed if the security situation improves.

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The tobacco history is extremely interesting and relevant here The tobacco industry in countries like China saw the potential as well, and hence, smoking rates like rates of obesity have been skyrocketing in China and in countries such as Indonesia, Botswana, and Uruguay.

烟草的历史十分有趣,与我们这里讲的内容相关,像中国这样国家的烟草工业,也发现了这种潜在情况,因而,吸烟率就好像肥胖率那样,在中国,印度尼西亚,博茨瓦纳,乌拉圭这些国家中直线上升

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Potential refers to what it sounds like, 'what potential does this committed progenitor cell have?' 'What potential does this stem cell have?' Well, one way to think about is that upon this first division, this asymmetric division, this committed progenitor cell has lost some potential.

这个"潜能"和字面意思相同,定向祖细胞的潜能是什么,干细胞的潜能又是什么,一种看法就是在第一次分化时,即不对称分裂时,定向祖细胞失去了一些潜能

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