Married couples are likely to exert themselves for guests—being amusing, discussing with passion and point—and then to fall into dull exhausted silence when the guests have gone.

已婚夫妇可能会为了客人而竭尽全力——包括逗乐，热情四射地讨论——然后在客人走后陷入沉闷而疲惫的沉默。

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Wealthy passengers had more time to exert their influence as the Titanic sank by bargaining themselves into lifeboats, Torgler hypothesizes.

托尔格勒推测，在泰坦尼克号正在沉没的时候，富有的乘客拥有更多的时间通过商讨让他们登上救生艇的条件来发挥他们的影响力。

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“Do an upfront analysis and research where the best places to connect with customers are,” she suggests.“It is best to exert energy into a few social tools then to put little time into many.

“做一番直接了当的分析与调查以确定哪里是联结顾客的最佳地方”，她指出，“全力投入于一两个社交工具上远胜于在多个目标上分散用力。”

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Decades after the vast majority of grammar schools disappeared into history they still exert a powerful pull on the heartstrings of some Conservative MPs.

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Until now, the collection of factors cited as bringing on the angst have included societal and economic pressures that exert psychological forces strong enough to bend our lives into the famous U-shaped curve of happiness.

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Jason Koumas began to exert more influence in midfield and the Wales international forced Reina into his first save of the game in the 51st minute.

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