However excessive flattery — long the refuge of the frustrated subordinate — may not work in the long run because it might ultimately cause the boss "to lose touch with reality".

然而，过分的奉承——沮丧的下属长期的庇护所——也许不能长期起作用，因为这可能最终导致老板“与现实脱节”。

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Yet it is not clear that, in the long run, environmental regulation does much to suppress economic growth.

长远看来，对环境方面的管制是否抑制经济增长还不清楚。

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However, contrary to much that is written, the US is not in any long-run real danger of explicitly defaulting on the federal debt, assuming debt limits are raised.

然而，和写的相反，假定债务上限提高，美国没有明确地长期联邦债务违约风险。

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But he says in the long-run the solution to piracy will not be found at sea,but on land.

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The system I think in the long run is not sustainable."

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But in fact academic studies have shown that this is wrong-footed and that in the long run by not having a level playing field, by not building systems, by not creating competitive markets you are actually undermining development and you are undermining economic growth and you are taking away the trust of potential investors."

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Yet each firm has sunk so much capital in plants that it is strongly tempted to use the capacity to build extra cars that fetch enough revenue to cover marginal costs in the short run, but not total costs in the long run.

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The spending watchdog said organisations should ensure that their packages did not cost more in the long run, did not deprive the organisation of vital staff, and did not unfairly deprive staff of their employment rights.

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The activist said what he called the repression of the people would "not succeed in the long run".

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