The land is cultivated by the people; the first year of sowing, only second years of harvest.

土地是人耕出来的；有第一年的播种，才有第二年的收成。

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Agility can't be mandated, but it can be cultivated by motivated team members given the freedom to self-organize.

敏捷不是被“统治”出来的，但是，假如给予那些具有能动性的团队成员进行自我组织的自由，那么敏捷是能培养出来的。

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This confusion has been carefully cultivated by a national elite whose singular focus is the accumulation of wealth, at all costs.

这种困惑被一群不惜一切代价以积累财富为唯一关注的民族精英小心翼翼地培育着。

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We invested for the long-term. (Penney) is trying to harvest the field planted and cultivated by Macy's.

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Examples: A fertilizer subsidy program in Malawi has increased the area cultivated by about 25%, and the country has been self-sufficient since 2007.

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Instead of written contracts enforceable in a recognized court of law, Sino-Forest operates on the basis of personal relationships, cultivated by its senior management.

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