The state is something that can't really be called sleep per se. It's more like death.

这个状态本质上不能算睡眠，而更像是死了。

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They had made this feature available prior to us going pay, so it’s not like it was inspired by us per se. We’re just taking advantage of it.

他们早在我们实现付费限制之前就运用了这种方法，因为这种做法并不是受我们的启发，我们只是利用了一下它。

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His response: "I think I would prefer to be a superhero like Batman, who doesn't have superpowers per se, but who relies on his intelligence and use of the right tools to get the job done."

他的回答是：“我会希望做一个像蝙蝠侠一样的超人，他本身并没有超能力，但能够凭借他的智慧，并且使用正确的工具来做超人做的事情。”

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These would not be countries per se, but more like a network of private individuals and corporations, who prefer to do business in high-quality gold-linked currencies.

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Honda's bosses also fretted that their competitors in the luxury segment were using alphanumeric designations, such as SE 450, rather than names like Legend, Integra and Vigor.

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The payment isn't in exchange for the students' work per se, but sponsorship does open the door to projects like the Yoo-hoo initiative.

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