We have a deep-seated need to feel good about ourselves and we naturally employ a number of self-enhancing strategies to achieve this.

我们有一种根深蒂固的需求让我们自我感觉良好，我们很自然地运用了一些自我提升的策略来满足这个需求。

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The payroll survey also doesn't capture the number of self-employed, and so says little about how many people are generating an independent income.

工资单调查也没有统计个体经营者的数量，因此也没有说明有多少人在产生独立收入。

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Self signed certificates, if you have a small number of certificates, you can simply issue self signed certificates.

如果证书数量很少，那么只需颁发自签名证书。

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The military has set up and equipped a number of volunteer self-defense networks in the south.

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His problem is reaching out to swing voters at a time when the number of self-identified Republicans is up to ten points lower than the number of self-identified Democrats.

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As we move forward, it is not only crucial to increase the number of women and girls who know their status, but also, through interventions that increase self-esteem, the number of women and girls who know their self-worth and have tools to make healthy decisions.

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The government agency reports that the total number of self-employed Americans with incorporated and nonincorporated businesses declined 2% last year.

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