The odds in that war looked less than encouraging, however: even the captains of industry who were emblems of the free enterprise system had, as often as not, succumbed to the prevailing orthodoxy.

她们在那场斗争里的机会似乎不是那么令人鼓舞，要知道，甚至连业界巨头——自由企业制度的象征，也屡屡屈从于流行的正统思想。

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The prevailing exchange rate system is lopsided.

世界现行汇率体系已经失衡。

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The prevailing designs that are used to improve the reliability of computer system are discussed.

对目前使用得最为广泛的计算机系统可靠性设计方法，进行了深入的探讨。

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"It provides numbers in terms of earnings to the shareholders that far more accurately reflect economic reality than the prevailing system in corporate America, " Buffett told Reuters.

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Lord Jenkins has been told to find a scheme, broadly proportional but preserving constituency links, to put to the electorate as a possible alternative to the prevailing system.

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And while the counterculture could thrive (briefly) in an age in which America was well-heeled, the message of opting out of the prevailing system does not seem to bring out the masses who seek employment, to avoid foreclosure, or simply to make ends meet.

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