Now, nature also seems to be set against it.

现在，自然好像也同样反对。

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But those faults, real as they are, must be set against the potential costs of doing nothing.

但是，必须得对这些事实上非常现实的错误采取措施，以免去潜在的因什么也没做而产生的代价。

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Sympathy for DSK has, however, to be set against distaste at the wider revelations about his way of life.

然而，反衬人们对卡恩的同情的是更多的对他的生活之道的披露。

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In the 1960s, to have a protagonist go into the world and discover this incredibly complex set of patterns, and to have that protagonist be a housewife, was very much playing against type.

在60年代让一个主角深入世界,去探索它难以置信的复杂，而且将其设置为一个家庭主妇，是与常规背道而驰的。

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But this danger has to be set against the benefit of the extra efficiency.

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These immense costs to society must, of course, be set against the benefits gained from banning drugs.

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Moreover, these costs should be set against the benefits of lessening the risk of crises that would inflict catastrophic losses.

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