This is actually a quite general proposition.

这实际上就是一个一般的公式。

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So, given the nineteenth century, we are opposed, as a general proposition, and among all peoples, in Asia as well as in Europe, in India as well as in Turkey, to ascetic claustration.

因此，现在既是十九世纪，那么，无论是在亚洲或欧洲，无论是在印度或土耳其，一般说，我们都反对那种出家修行的制度。

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Bailyn's third proposition suggests two general patterns prevailing among the many thousands of migrants: one group came as indentured servants, another came to acquire land.

贝林的第三个主张提出了在成千上万的移民中普遍存在的两种模式：一种是契约仆役，另一种是为了获得土地。

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That general proposition, however, does not in and of itself indicate the kind of regulation that is needed.

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As a general proposition, does the President believe that type of action would fall under the category of retributions?

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What I do know is this -- that as a general proposition, companies need to have the freedom to relocate.

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