The findings were relatively straightforward and, as is often the case with decision-making research, another blow for the fragile human ego.

研究中的发现相当的直白，而且就像其他有关决策制定的研究一样，又一次打击了人类脆弱的自我意识。

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His case was dealt a blow when three members of his family pleaded guilty to money-laundering.

他的三位家人承认洗钱罪行，这无疑加快了案件告破的希望。

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On the other hand, in the case of great health dangers of modern times - mercury, lead, tobacco, asbestos - journalists were too slow to blow the whistle.

另一方面，水银，铅，烟草，石棉，当今社会还有诸如此类许许多多的健康威胁，新闻记者都无法予以及时揭露。

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The accord effectively suspends a federal court case against UBS that could have dealt a severe blow to the bank's international operations and the Swiss economy, which relies heavily on the country's robust banking sector.

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Equipment designed to cap any potential oil spill in case of a blow-out was damaged, work had to instantly stop.

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One of the companies making headway in the Business of Concussions is Guardian Caps, which created a cap that an individual can place on an existing helmet for the stated purpose of reducing the impact in the case of a blow to the head.

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And his case was dealt a blow later in the week when his son, daughter-in-law and brother-in-law all pleaded guilty to laundering large sums of money for the family.

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