Could it be that science, which has long played a minor role in exploration, is at last destined to take a leading role?

长期以来在探索过程中一直扮演着次要角色的科学将最终发挥主要作用，是这样吗？

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Could it be that the Court had set up some sprig of the nobility in his place?

难道朝廷在他的地位上安插了一些贵族的后代？

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Could it be that it was written wrongly?

莫非写错了？

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But it could not be denied that the plan was a way to get black people out of the United States.

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If a person's just a P-functioning body, how could it be that after the death ? of his body he's still around?

如果人只是作为人功能的肉体，他的肉体死后,他怎么还会活着？

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Could it be that the hidden throb I stole from them did not affect their future? I had possessed her, and she never knew it.

它是不是我从那些人物那获取隐藏的脉搏,我为她着迷，她并不知晓。

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Could it be that tax payer dollars were not wisely spent in the past?

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Could it be that looking good and losing weight all in one go is possible?

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Could it be that the market is now lurching too far in the other direction?

FORBES: Overreaction