I can concede that a player's mental attitude can be the deciding factor in an event, for instance, a marathon running or even a less strenuous game such as chess.

我承认，一个运动员的心态可能是一个赛事的决定因素，如马拉松赛跑，或甚至是一个不那么激烈的比赛，如国际象棋。

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At other times, the stakes are higher, such as deciding which symptoms to report to the doctor.

这些风险在其他时刻会更高，比如决定向医生报告哪些症状的时候。

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Most people may be willing to pay a few thousand to get a premium test that gives them peace of mind that they have a correct interpretation of their genetic data, especially in life-or-death matters such as deciding on cancer treatments.

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Unfortunately, the evidence strongly suggests that such developing nations are deciding to become nuclear weapons states for reasons that have nothing to do with the status of the U.S. testing program.

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