if not earlier
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Just slightly more than 100 years ago, there were as many as 150 glaciers strewn throughout Glacier National Park. By 2005, only 27 remained, and those are expected to disappear completely by 2030, if not earlier.Many of the plant and animal species that call the park home require cold water, meaning the ecosystem of the park stands to change dramatically when the glaciers are gone.
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By 2005, only 27 remained, and those are expected to disappear completely by 2030, if not earlier.
到2005年，只有27个依然存在，预计到2030年它们会完全消失，也许更早。
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Sure, going cashless is a familiar prognostication, dating back to the dawn of the Web, if not earlier; you may even consider it cliché.
诚然，无现金化已是一句熟悉的预言，远的不说，至少可追溯到 Web 诞生之初。 您甚至可能觉得这只是一种陈词滥调。
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This could be the next flashpoint—if one does not erupt earlier.
这将成为下一个暴力爆发点——如果没有地点更早爆发的话。
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Stratfor was one of several organizations earlier this year warning that Mexico could become a failed state if it does not win the war against the criminal elements that hold sway over some areas of the country.
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But first let's worry about the point that I was emphasizing earlier, namely, even if the soul is not very much like harmony, so what?
但首先让我们探讨一下,我之前强调的那一点，那就是即使灵魂和和声大为不同，那又如何？
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