If you stick to something doggedly, you're off to a bad start.

固执于某件事只会导致不良的开端。

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When people say that someone has "discipline", as I've written about before, they really mean he has the motivation to stick to something.

我曾经写到过：当人们说一个人有自律性，他们实际的意思是那个人有坚持做某件事的动机。

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S'pose this one here was to stick his skull out and say something!

说不定这个人会把脑袋伸出来，说点什么呢！

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And many would rather stick to something more important, their personal politics, than display any devotion to the hoary ideal that used to be known as journalistic objectivity.

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Many of us are inclined to stick to doing something unless there's a good reason to change.

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The government, in announcing the settlement, appeared to be looking for a graceful exit after four years of trying to get something to stick.

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