For a smaller business concentrating on product development and marketing, operating at a loss for several years can be excusable.

对于专注于产品开发和营销的小公司来说，数年亏损运营是情有可原的。

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It would be understandable if it was just a matter of technology, but the lack of attention paid to the urgency and importance of such research is not excusable.

如果这仅仅是一个技术问题，尚可理解，但如果对该研究的紧迫性和重要性缺乏重视，则不可原谅。

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It is to be regarded as excusable in the light of circumstances.

考虑到具体情况，这将被看作是可以原谅的。

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The educational establishment's sanctimoniousness might be excusable if the educators could point to results from this increased spending.

FORBES: Are We Spending Too Much On Education?

This might be excusable if Merck hadn't been the very company that launched Vioxx--and should have learned the hard lessons about the unexpected risks that drug taught.

FORBES: Is Merck Flying Blind?

Given that the government has not yet set a date for a general election, and that this week's minifesto does not pretend to be a manifesto, the lack of detail is excusable.

ECONOMIST: Ready to rumble