We have always thought that it was sometimes a courageous act, and, at least, a simple and useful deed, worthy of the sympathetic attention which duty accepted and fulfilled merits.

我们倒一向认为深入观察有时是一种勇敢的行为，至少也是一种朴素有益的行动，这和接受并完成任务是同样值得加以注意并寄予同情的。

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The whole purpose of the 1986 vaccine act was to prevent the threat of sympathetic jurors from driving vaccine manufacturers out of the business, by setting up an alternate court system with scheduled damage payments.

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It is ridiculous that some are calling for his head, but don't think the other lot would be any more sympathetic if it were Rangers who were struggling to get their act together.

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