Statistics that come from "historical surveys" are really not very effective tools because the filter of interpretation plays too large a role.

来自于“历史调查”的统计数据真的不是很有效的工具，因为对其的筛选过程扮演了非常重要的角色。

youdao

The concepts of privacy and decency are so slippery (and class-bound) that they are not really the stuff of effective (or desirable) legislation when it comes to the press.

隐私和雅致的概念是含糊的（和阶级约束的），因此在报界不是有效的（或理想的）立法的概念。

youdao

If you find any of the above particularly effective -or not -in your life, or if you have other ideas for reclaiming time, I'd really appreciate it if you would comment and share with other readers.

如果你发现以上哪些方法对你来说特别有效或者没效，或者你有其他的方法。如果你能留言并和其他读者分享，我将十分感激。

youdao

So it???s really not the most effective way to try and deal with a serious economic problem.

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I'm sure there are games that advocate a certain political issue, but they're generally going to be lame games, and if they're no fun to play, they're not really going to be effective.

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Not a hugely effective proposal really, is it?

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