Engel's law, for example, is not absolute.

以恩格尔定律来讲，这个定律并不是绝对的。

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Quite obviously, the control is not absolute.

很明显，这种控制不是绝对的。

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It's relative weight that matters, not absolute weight.

起作用的只是夫妻间的相对体重，而不是个人的绝对体重。

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And I think more than that, you may not remember, there was an absolute, unqualified and spontaneous standing ovation for what Mr.Mandela said.

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This kind of tension doesn't make things clear; the rules are not absolute, and not everybody fits into a pigeon hole.

这种紧张的冲突并不能让万事柳暗花明,因为事事无绝对,并不是每个人都能一个萝卜一个坑

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Part of this reconstructing of national identity often has as much to do with who you're not, not absolute, not Catholic, not French as it does with you who imagine yourself to be.

对国家认同感的重建,一定程度上基于你不是什么,即不是独裁者,不是天主教,不是法国人,这点和自身定位同样至关重要

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Swensen says investors should invest in market-based index funds, not absolute return strategies.

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The bad news, however, is that it is not absolute proof against infection.

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Among many things, the behaviourists have found that it is relative, not absolute wealth, that matters most to people.

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