Ozu is an auteur in the traditional sense: one whose style and themes are reiterated with sublime consistency in film after film.

在传统意义上，小津是一位个人风格独特的导演：其风格和主题在一部又一部的影片中，以一种高度的一致性反复重现。

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Science is value free in the sense that scientific hypotheses have to be accepted or rejected on the basis of facts and not on the basis of their consistency with any ethical or religious belief.

科学家能不能认同一项科学假设取决于客观事实，而不取决这项假设是否与某种道德观念或宗教信仰相一致。从这种意义上来说，科学本身并不涉及价值判断。

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It may not make sense to use replication in cases where the relational data are changing frequently and consistency is critical.

在关系数据频繁变更，而一致性又很关键的情况下，使用复制可能就没有意义了。

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And if these civilian trials are not transparent, their outcomes are predetermined, and their verdicts are often lacking in both legal consistency and common sense, are they really then that much different from military commissions?

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