Among employees this situation has resulted in a decided shift in desire: instead of working their way up in an organization, many now prefer to work their way out.

在员工中，这种情况已经导致了一种明确的愿望转变：与其在组织中靠自己的方式往上爬，许多人现在更愿意靠自己的方式摆脱困境。

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His height was a decided advantage in the job.

干这项工作，他的身高是明显优势。

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They got involved in a long and exhausting struggle and were at a decided disadvantage in the afternoon.

他们卷入了一场长时间的令人疲惫的斗争，下午他们处于明显的劣势。

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The Governor of Virginia decided to try Brown in a state court.

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Of two pleasures, if there be one to which all or almost all who have experience of both give a decided preference, irrespective of any feeling of moral obligation to prefer it -- in other words, no outside, no independent standard -- then, that is the more desirable pleasure."

这两种快乐中，如果所有或几乎所有,两种都体验过的人，都更偏好其中一种，而且并不是出于任何道德责任-,换句话说，没有外界的，独立的标准影响-,那么该快乐就是更令人满意的“

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and then decided to switch over into a little bit more of the brand management side of the business,

然后我决定做一些调整，向品牌管理方面发展，

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Those investors who understand the semiconductor cycle hold a decided advantage in such times.

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He was still a decided underdog in Brooklyn against Liakhovich, his most formidable opponent to date.

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There is also a decided lack of optimism from the options crowd as well.

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