The former moniker, some say, may have turned off potential tenants.

有人说以前的名字，可能会给潜在的租借者带来不好的联想。

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No doubt about it - a frank financial discussion now can head off potential trouble later.

不要怀疑这个，婚前一次坦诚的讨论会避免之后许多潜在的麻烦。

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Mexico's telecoms infrastructure is also rickety, in part because uncertain regulations have put off potential investors.

墨西哥电信基础设施仍然薄弱，这部分是因为变化无常的监管措施吓跑了潜在的投资者。

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Milly Probst,a former call center manager, told us her experience and salary history are scaring off potential employers.

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The sheer cacophony of the clustered consonants in this line sets off -or has the potential to set off -- a powerful cluster of feelings.

这句诗中辅音全然不和谐，使人觉得,或者有意向让人觉得-，有力量的层叠之感。

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At infinity, there's no stored potential energy, and it drops off more and more negative as one over R.

在无限远处，没有储存的势能，并且它向负方向减少，当距离超过R时。

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They worry that introducing top-up fees would scare off potential students from poor families.

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It's also discouraging people from setting up new businesses and it's putting off potential foreign investors.

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What's needed are "grand bargains" in both the U.S. and Europe to stave off potential calamity.

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