There are still a lot of ifs and buts before everything's settled.

在一切得以解决之前还有很多不定因素。

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With so many ifs and buts , it is easier to wait and see.

有这么多托词，还是静观其变吧。

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Those, however, are two pretty big ifs.

不过，这可是两个相当大的前提条件。

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Providing he can hold his party together and ensure this vote is not seen as a referendum on him - both big ifs - Scotland's First Minister may consider more powers a pretty good consolation prize.

BBC: David Cameron, Alex Salmond and Scotland's referendum

There are, of course, many what-ifs to take into consideration that can never be proven, but by reversing the ill-gotten win that Seattle notched (the referees admitted to the screw-up and the labor dispute was settled before any other games were played) the Green Bay Packers would currently have 12 wins and automatically have a lock on the second seed with the potential to still grab the first seed.

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Coalition military leaders examine these and other "what-ifs" time and again in "war games" and computer exercises, using "red teams" playing the role of enemy.

CNN: War Strategy: Planners must ask 'What if?'