"The downside obviously is that it doesn't make couples feel good in the moment to do that," McNulty said.

麦克纳尔蒂说，一个很明显的不足就是，它会使夫妇当时的感觉不是很好。

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There's evidence to suggest negative exchanges motivate partners to change and avoid the bad behavior in the future, McNulty said.

有证据显示，消极的对抗反能促使伴侣改变，在未来改掉那些坏习惯。McNulty说。

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The couples that faced severe problems did better to the extent that they were slightly more negative” in their behavior, McNulty said.

“那些面临着严峻问题却表现更好的夫妇，他们的行为反而更加地消极”， McNulty说。

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Mr McNulty said it would have been "very, very bad" if the documents had ended up on the internet.

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Mr McNulty said ministers had considered a relocation appraisal report by Registers of Scotland, which envisaged a partial, phased move.

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"We cannot allow corporate leaders to operate under different rules, using 20-20 hindsight to line their own pockets, " McNulty said.

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