Article 16 an act is not a crime if it objectively results in harmful consequences due to irresistible or unforeseeable causes rather than intent or negligence.

第十六条行为在客观上虽然造成了损害结果，但是不是出于故意或者过失，而是由于不能抗拒或者不能预见的原因所引起的，不是犯罪。

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In truth, the typical approach of measuring activities rather than real progress only causes problems.

事实上，这种测量活动而不是真实进展的方法只会引发问题。

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But with the turn of the millennium, many diseases, such as Alzheimer's and schizophrenia, remained mysterious, and treatments continued to tamp down symptoms rather than address causes.

但是到世纪之交，许多疾病，例如老年痴呆和精神分裂，都依旧保持着神秘的面纱，同时，针对症状而非病因的治疗仍在继续。

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This is what happens when policymakers treat symptoms rather than causes, but Argentina is way ahead of Japan in this regard.

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Maybe you will decide that the amount spent on US universities is a consequence of their superior performance - that is, people pay more because they perceive US university education to be better - so spending follows performance rather than causes it.

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Similarly, the failure of video-telephony is rooted in social rather than technological causes.

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