It was never delivered, despite his best efforts to do so in person, and now it never will be.

尽管他竭尽全力想亲自交给收信人，但这封信一直没寄出去，以后也永远都寄不了了。

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He has made his opposition to those efforts in various states known and will continue to do so.

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Slim already offers cable TV services across Latin America through his wireless company America Movil, so unsuccessful efforts to do this in his own country continue to frustrate the telecom, mining and real-estate entrepreneur.

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Another doctor contacted the MPS for advice about a patient who had been diagnosed HIV positive, and who was adamant in his refusal to inform his wife, despite the doctor's best efforts to persuade him to do so.

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