They spent two hours splitting hairs over matters of procedure.

他们花了两个小时为一些程序问题争论不休。

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And to think about this from surgeons' perspective Time in surgery matters to a patient the longer someone is in the middle of a surgical procedure, the more complications can arise.

而从外科医生的角度上说，手术时间对病人至关重要，一个病人的手术，在外科手术中呆的越久，就越可能发生一些并发症。

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As a major theoretical issue in the field of civil litigation, ACTS of litigation involve such core matters as the nature and principles of civil litigation and procedure guarantee.

诉讼行为问题在民事诉讼领域是一个重大理论问题，涉及民事诉讼的性质和原则以及程序保障等民事诉讼领域的核心问题。

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This would involve myriad changes and accommodations, some of which involve exceedingly complex and arcane matters of patent law and procedure.

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She added that powers would not be limited to national security matters - the green paper says the procedure could be triggered by the secretary of state deciding "that certain relevant sensitive material would cause damage to the public interest if openly disclosed".

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