Studies show that otherwise rational people act irrationally when forced to stand in line or wait in crowds, even becoming violent.

研究表明，如果人被迫排队，或挤在人群中等待，本来深明事理的人也会失去理智，甚至暴跳如雷。

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Obama opened the meeting by reflecting on his dilemma: act now or wait until January?

奥巴马召开会议，考虑这个让人左右为难的问题：现在行动还是等到一月份呢？

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Partnerships such as Stop TB were launched because the international community chose not to wait, but to act in a concerted, collaborative, and urgent way.

但国际社会并没有消极等待，而是紧急采取了协调一致的合作行动，例如建立了遏制结核病伙伴关系。

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He says finding that out will be crucial. "Whether this was an act of terrorism conducted by al-Qaida central or that of a lone wolf acting independently, we will have to wait and see for the investigation and what comes out of that, but we do know that al-Qaida and their affiliates have a crazed obsession in targeting the aviation industry,"

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Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, blamed Congress for mandating the annual health pre-payments in 2006, but suggested lawmakers should wait to act on legislation until next year.

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Or in North Carolina, or in other states where we've been as the days and weeks unfold, because he's asking for the very best ideas -- small, medium, and large -- to address these problems, while we wait for Congress to act.

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Without the ability to launch pre-emptive strikes, the naval vessels must wait until something happens until they can act, and even then they are limited in what they can do.

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