A good teacher encourages independence of thought.

好的教师鼓励独立思考。

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Criticism shows independence of thought.

批判性体现了思维的主见性；

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It can cover many habits, but independence of thought may be the most important.

它包含很多的习惯，但是独立思考是最重要的。

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After the people of East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999, many thought the country's economic hopes lay in coffee.

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Indeed, the tension created by these conflicting roles is what helps even the most workaday academic retain some independence of thought and intellectual vigour.

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If you want a spot atop an organizational pyramid you need to manifest independence of thought, not a sissified reliance on being a people pleaser.

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For southerners looking forward to independence, the thought of losing any oil is upsetting.

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