If I was going to run for Congress, I'd have to pay a courtesy call on him sooner or later.

假如我打算参加竞选众议员，我迟早都得礼节性地去拜访他。

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But sooner or later that seed will flourish, and any team can begin what I call an innocent climb: a time of growth that unexpectedly changes the whole face of an organization.

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