Online relationships, no matter how valuable, can't replace face-to-face interaction.

网络上的人际关系，不论多么有价值，都不能取代面对面的互动。

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Not even the most sophisticated telecommunication technology can replace face-to-face exchanges.

再先进的通信技术也取代不了面对面交流。

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Perhaps the best-known of these enabling effects is to replace face-to-face meetings, which require carbon-belching air travel, with low-emission alternatives such as videoconferencing.

也许最为人熟知的积极作用是用低碳排放的视频会议代替面对面的会谈，面对面的会谈会因为航空需求而产生大量碳排放。

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"Definitely we are saying it does not replace face-to-face.

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It does replace face-to-face meetings but may lead to some.

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Should they replace face-to-face interviews?

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Just how many small firms will turn to technology to replace jobs in the face of a wage increase isn't clear.

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