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Intolerance for ugliness is not in itself enough.

不容忍丑恶本身是不够的。

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Now semiotics is not in itself a literary theory.

符号学自身并不是文学理论。

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He did not look much interested in the violin itself but in the whole person of Rudolf, his violin and his work.

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Now semiotics is not in itself a literary theory.

符号学自身并不是文学理论。

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So while again, what we read for today is not in itself literary theory, it is nevertheless crucially formative for a great many of the developments in literary theory that we'll be studying.

再重申一遍，我们今天读到的并不是文学理论，但是对于文学理论,的发展却又有重大贡献。

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This position is not in itself interesting, nor could you imagine it producing great poetry.

ECONOMIST: Literary criticism

But peacekeeping in Europe is not in itself a sufficient justification for Nato's existence in the years ahead.

BBC: Analysis: Nato seeks new roles

In a joint statement on economic growth they noted that cutting budget deficits was "not in itself sufficient".

BBC: EU summit: UK and Czechs refuse to join fiscal compact