This subsequent outcome proved that his initial judgment was correct. If we had followed his method from the beginning, we may have solved the technical problem much earlier.

后来的结果表明，他最初的判断是正确的。如果我们从开始就按照他的方法去做，这个技术难题也许早就解决了。

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In each case, the initial rush to judgment by law enforcement and the media may have distracted officials from the real perpetrator and caused unnecessary harm to individuals and ethnic groups who had nothing to do with the attacks.

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Under Ecuadorian law, Chevron doesn't have to pay any judgment until after an initial appeal, which could take months.

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We'll hold back on final judgment until we use a review unit, but our initial swipe at this thing has us ready to drop a "for early adopters only" stamp on it -- for your average consumer just looking for an effective smartphone, it seems like it's got too many quirks and functionality holes to recommend.

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