Take, for example, the findings released in May of INTERPHONE, the largest and longest study ever conducted on whether — and by how much — cell phone use increases the odds of developing brain cancer.

以INTERPHONE研究五月份发表的结论为例子。 这是目前规模最大持续时间最长的研究，针对手机会不会增大使用者患脑癌的几率，且会在多大程度上影响。

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So, the question is: Will you actively take steps to influence your results by increasing your odds for success, or will you simply leave it all to fate?

因此，问题在于：您是积极地采取步骤来通过提高成功概率以影响成果，还是简单地任凭命运的摆布？

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The two companies have been at odds since Mark Hurd was forced out as HP’s boss last year, only to take a senior position at Oracle.

这两家公司自从Mark Hurd去年被赶下惠普的ceo宝座却在甲骨文取得高级职位后就开始不对盘。

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Acheampong is just the latest in a growing line pf pioneering athletes from the continent who have defied the odds to take part down the years.

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But I think there are five steps you can take to lower the odds that these things will happen or to nip them in the bud before they cost your start-up too much time or money.

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There are several steps that CMOs can take to help enhance their odds of success.

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