SINCE men fight over land and oil and plenty of other things, it would be odd if they did not also fight over a commodity as precious and scarce as water.

既然人类能为了土地、石油以及其他很多东西而斗争，如果他们不同样地为了像水这样珍贵而稀缺的资源斗争，将是很奇怪的。

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It would be odd if financial services were an exception.

如果金融服务是个例外，那说不通。

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It would be odd discussing strategic leadership without mentioning strategy and strategic management within the same context.

如果不提及在同一环境下的战略和战略管理而去讨论战略领导是很奇怪的。

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Does it strike you odd that maybe magnesium oxide, one of its applications would be refractories?

因此我们就会发现，氧化铝一个很重要的应用，就是耐火砖？

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It would be odd if he never visited his loyal henchman Gervaise de Rait.

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Given all that, and how much more exam-centred pupils and teachers have become, it would be odd if results did not improve.

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The pack is a lot bulkier than it was when she left the ship, but it would be odd if anyone noticed that.

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