Now that he must bring that war to a conclusion, he has made clear that the decision will be based on evidence, not blind adherence to a predetermined course of action.

现在，他必须让战争有一个结局，他明确的指出，所做出的决定要基于证据，而不是盲目的忠实于预先的一连串的行动。

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To ensure the vessel voyage along the predetermined course, the rudder Angle should be changed reasonably at the right moment according to the various leeway circumstances.

为使船舶沿预定的航向航行，应根据船舶偏离航向的情况适时合理地改变舵角以修正航向。

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Of course, this scaremongering is always a charade, a Kabuki play with the outcome predetermined by the initial conditions: The Debt Limit will be raised.

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