Sometimes the kernel of the idea might have worked out, but the way you did it wound up causing more noise.

有时候这想法的关键点可能是对的，但当你实践时却最终产生了更多的噪音。

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Sometimes he worked if it was permissible, otherwise he played a lot of tennis and taught himself to use computers.

有时候情况允许下他就工作一会儿，不然他就打网球或自学电脑。

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Sometimes I use this on hair to sharpen the details and disperse the colour which can be worked into the hair to give it more tones and variation, and less of a monochrome look.

有时候，我用这个工具去锐化头发的细节，并且分散头发的颜色，可以使头发的颜色存在更多的明暗对比和变化，并且可以少用单一的颜色。

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Sometimes it worked - up to a point.

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