So far, the examples have taken a procedural approach: the algorithm is akin to a loop over the entire document.

目前为止，示例采用的是过程性方法：这种算法无非是在整个文档上进行循环。

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A Spanish judge rejected the suit on procedural grounds.

一名西班牙法官以程序理由驳回了该起诉。

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XSLT is a functional language rather than a procedural one.

XSLT是一种函数式语言而不是过程性语言。

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With Republicans maintaining their wall of opposition, the Senate completed a series of final procedural votes, including one formally declaring debate on the legislation at an end.

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But that's a procedural question.

这是程序上的问题。

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Democrats outnumber Republicans in the Senate, but do not possess a majority large enough to block Republicans from using a procedural motion known as a filibuster to prevent a vote from going forward.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

The more professionalized and procedural a system is, the more insulated we become from its real effects on real people.

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The picture, written and directed by Paul Haggis, is a detailed police procedural encasing a technological and metaphysical lunge at the truth.

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Libya has used a procedural ruse to force a vote without any substantial discussion of the scientific, technical or economic issues.

ECONOMIST: A ban on the trade in bluefin tuna is rejected