Maybe students who choose less prestigious universities are bound to succeed because they are determined to.

或许，选择不那么有名的大学的学生一定会成功，因为他们有决心。

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Although most smokers say they want to quit, research in recent years indicates that less than 3% of those who try every year succeed in doing so permanently.

尽管大多数吸烟者表示自己愿意戒烟，但近年来的研究显示，每年都尝试戒烟的人只有不到3%完全戒除了烟瘾。

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Whether China's more muddled effort can also succeed is less sure.

中国较为混乱无序的努力是否也能成功，这就不那么确定了。

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And then there's good old fashioned panic: In a 2009 study, Jordet found that players who approach the ball less than 0.2 seconds after the referee blows the whistle succeed on less than half of their kicks compared with players who take longer (they score on 80%).

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Where schools can succeed is worrying less about wins and losses, and about competing with club teams for elite athletes, and promoting sports as what they should be: a chance for students to proudly represent their school.

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Without maths as an accompanying A-level the application will be less likely to succeed.

BBC: 'Unfair' university admissions claim