Discretionary interventions should be on top of standing rules, not instead of them.

自由有度的干涉应该在规则之上，而不是代替它们。

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His pragmatism means he is focused on attainable goals and he doubts the likelihood of full convergence between us and international accounting rules, even though he supports the long-standing goal.

对他来说，实用主义意味着关注可实现的目标。而且，尽管他支持美国会计准则与国际会计准则统一这个长期目标，但他不相信两者能完全统一。

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There are long-standing rules governing the disclosure of secret evidence because of the risk of compromising sources or revealing how information is gathered.

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One of the Standing Rules of the Senate says that the secretary of state must sign the certificate of election along with the governor.

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Yet given the reputation of English courts, and long-standing rules in other countries about recognition of their judgments, it is hard to find a legal counter-attack.

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