That kind of cooperative approach minimizes the number of combative customer interactions and more often results in satisfactory solutions.

这种合作的方式会让客户的不满情绪降到最低，通常可以获得令人满意的解决方案。

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His combative, often jaunty style at news conferences imprinted itself on the public for good and for bad.

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While he could be combative and bold, he also had an easy smile and often tried to inject humor into politics.

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