The defendant can excuse himself by showing that the loss was owing to the plaintiff or the act of God, or vis major (a great or superior force).

被告可以通过证明损失系由原告自己或不可抗力因素造成而免除自己的责任。

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But the poorly designed protection system was widely known to be too weak to protect against a major hurricane.

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So there are tests for a lot of different things, and those have been major advances in science and health.

针对不同东西都有测量方式,那些是科学和健康上的重大进步

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And there just happens to be a major here which is a kind of an intersection of all those things.

现在有一门专业能够将这3门专业结合在一起。

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In this week's StoryCorps Griot, we hear from two friends, Henry Belcher and Major A. Mason III.

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And while the device is silly-looking, it does address a major market and a major problem.

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Eleven seasons will have passed since the last time he was at a major club in a major league.

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