The problem set for society is not the virtues of the type so much as its adequacy for its function, and here grave difficulties arise.

向社会提出的问题，与其说是这号人的德行问题，毋宁说是他们是否能胜任其职责的问题，于是便出现了严重的困难。

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Among three ways of judicial succor, civil action can protect investors fundamentally for its function of making up for loss of victim in securities market.

司法救济的三大途径中，民事诉讼救济具有较为突出的填补损失的功能，能切实维护投资者的合法权益。

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Thee problem set for society is not the virtues of the type so much as its adequacy for its function, and here grave difficulties arise.

向社会提出的问题，与其说是这号人的德行问题，毋宁说是他们是否能胜任其职责的问题，于是便出现了严重的困难。

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It's not merely a negative thing the way I think modern ideas about law, as for instance, represented in the American Constitution are, which is to say, its function is to prevent wrong doing, to punish wrong doing.

我的理解是,这里的法律,不仅仅指当今的法律条款,比如美国宪法所代表的那些内容,也就是,行使防范错误行为,以及惩罚错误行为的职能

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When money is created for political purposes, including the purposes of special-interest groups, it is less useful for its natural social function, the facilitation of trade.

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Lending Tree might not be willing to out the bad guys, but I do give it credit for a function on its site that enables customers to compare the various components of their refinancing offers side-by-side.

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Sure, the Xbox is grander in scope than the Zune ever was -- over 50 percent of time spent on the Xbox 360 is with non-gaming applications, for instance -- but its primary function is still games, as it has been for the history of the brand.

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