To prove that factor a has no effect whatever on outcome b may be important in the sense that it refutes a hypothesis.

证明因素 a 对结果 b 没有任何影响可能是重要的，因为它驳斥了一个假设。

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Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms; if we are judging whether someone is dangerous, our brains and bodies are hard-wired to react very quickly, within milliseconds.

快速决策可以是重要的防御机制；在判断某人是否是个危险人物时，我们的大脑和身体会自发地在几毫秒内做出快速反应。

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More than one hundred years after her birth, Ayn Rand's books,thoughts, and actions continue to be important to many people.

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His friend, Remi, is taking him in a limousine to a concert, ] you to think about why that might be important].

他的朋友雷米正要用这辆豪华轿车载他去音乐会，我想留给你们思考这点为什么重要。

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Yeah, but I think it's also an important skill. You need to be able to express what you know

难，但是我也觉得这是一种重要的技能。你必须能够把你知道的表达出来，

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The life courses that allow entrepreneurs to succeed may also be important for teachers.

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Not hardly, yet any such success could still be important if Mr. Romney is elected.

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Advocates said it would be important to guard against too much information being required or shared.

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