Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole?

由500人参加的问卷调查能真正代表所有民众吗？

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Why does the speaker choose that amphibian as her representative of a public creature?

为什么那位演讲者要选择这种两栖动物作为公众生物的代表呢？

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The survey covers a representative sample of schools.

调查覆盖了有代表性的一些学校。

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But they did not take part in the recount because the court refused to allow each of them to send a political representative as well as a bailiff to observe the process.

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The sovereign representative acts, you might say, like a filter for the wills and passions of the people.

而君主代表的行动，就像人民意志和力量的过滤器。

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And finally, Barry Strauss says, "Ironically, the more Homer exaggerates, the more authentic he is as a representative of the Bronze Age."

最后,巴里·施特劳斯说道,"讽刺的是,荷马越是夸大其辞,他就越真实的代表了青铜时代的史实"

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Be prepared to give your agent or insurance company representative a detailed description of the damage to your property.

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He was equally adept at the negotiating table, portraying himself not as the representative of a humiliated country but as the proud representative of a great power having to put up with a minor annoyance.

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There will also be a vote on a proposal that each affiliated club be allowed to put forward a representative as a member of the Governing Board and that representative can be an active member.

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