The further away an idea is from your current position, the more likely you are to reject it outright.

一个观点离你目前所处的位置越远，你就越有可能彻底否决它。

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The trouble, Goodall reflects a little sadly, is that the rise of aggressive materialism has made such a categorical position look quaint, if not outright lampoonable.

古多尔反映了一点悲哀，麻烦的是，具有侵犯性的唯物主义的兴起使得如此明确的立场显得离奇有趣，要不就是具有嘲讽的意味。

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Not only did Newt flip-flop on his position, he outright lied when he said that he has fought the notion of mandates at his Center for Health Transformation.

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"Currently, I think the strategic position is more sensible rather than an outright takeover, " said one analyst quoted by the Agence France Presse news agency.

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The calls may have been written against a long position in the stock, or may have been sold outright.

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