And yet we have succumbed to the tyranny of the popular, the typical, the average, or the norm.

然而我们屈服于大众观念，也就是说平凡和规范。

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As the average city on the index has a working week of 36 hours and 23 minutes, London works 8pc less than the global norm, according to analysis by the business supplier marketplace Expert market.

据商务用品和服务供应商“专家市场”分析，因为全球城市平均每周工作时长是36小时23分钟，所以伦敦比全球标准还要少8%。

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The landscape forms were not the norm but the exception as to the average population.

景观形式的不规范，但以平均人口例外。

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The norm is an average, or a standard level.

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Even they have off days but in their case, the norm is far below average in terms of consideration for others with whom they are close.

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Raising the age of consent to 18 has placed India among the more orthodox countries in a world where the norm and the global average is around 16 years.

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