More often than not, when people react defensively when we broach a crucial conversation with them, the problem was not their lack of character, it was our lack of skill.

通常情况下，当我们与对方进行关键谈话时，如果他们出现抵触反应，这并非是因为他们性格上存有缺陷，而是因为我们缺乏技巧。

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It does have some notable weaknesses, including primitive data typing and lack of support for character encodings (an astonishing flaw given its use of XML).

它确实有些明显的不足，包括原始的数据类型化和缺乏字符编码支持(这对XML使用来说是个令人吃惊的缺陷)。

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I honestly believed that people who left their bed unmade would never be successful in life—that an unmade bed signified sloth, indifference and lack of moral character.

我相信不叠被子的人一生永远不会成功——那意味着懒惰，漠不关心和品行不佳。

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Anyone can criticize Armstrong for his lack of character, his lust for the yellow jersey, his willingness to lie, deceive, cheat, bully and revel in the glory that he robbed from those who truly deserved it.

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They lack the strength of character to drop the act.

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Neyer, and sportswriter Craig Calcaterra agrees with Neyer in a follow-up column, feels that Mantle depriving his team of his best is a betrayal that shows a serious lack of integrity and character.

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