You had to choose grades, so you had to choose Alpha and Beta, and this table told us what outcome would arise.

大家通过选择α和β来确定各自的成绩,这个表格列出了可能的结果

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The possibility of an adverse outcome for Hastert seemed to be left very much on the table.

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Now, the treaty's proponents assure us that such an outcome would not occur as long as "we have a place at the table" where such negotiations occur.

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Not all of them affected a match's outcome, but with three points at stake in every game, you wonder how the league table might have been affected if each call had been made correctly.

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