If the things seems to totally desperate that would mark against this argument being a good one.

如果事情看起来完全无望，这会给好论点贴上一个相反的标记。

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If one looks at the bigger picture, a lot of positive things are happening.

如果人们从更宏观的角度看，许多积极的事情正在发生。

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I'll try if I know all the things I used to know.

如果我知道所有我过去知道的事情，我会试一试。

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Even if the south could secede without war,he said, it still would not get any of the things it demanded.

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Why? Because that block identifies a set of things that I'm going to do if the test is true.

为什么呢？这是因为这一块指令,指定了一系列的要进行的操作,如果测试为真的话。

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If somebody just steps back and truly listens and watches the customers rapidly iterates, good things tend to happen.

如果有人能够退后一步,认真倾听用户的需求，好事就会发生。

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And so when we think about health care, I want to know from you if the things like preexisting conditions and preventive medicine, if they are a symptom of what's going on in our health care system, then what is the problem and how do you address it?

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Representative DIANE WATSON (Democrat, California): If all the things I just spoke of you think were just fine and worked like they should, the regulations, then it's your total responsibility for the failure of Lehman Brothers.

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The Legal Aid lawyer is duty bound to defend such people with the utmost vigor, even if the lawyer knows that the client is guilty and is likely to do more bad things if the lawyer is successful in his or her defense.

FORBES: In praise of Legal Aid lawyers (by a white collar criminal defense practitioner)