Yes, Dearest: external agendas have unfortunately taken precedence in many lives of your earth's inhabitants.

塞：是的，最亲爱的，不幸的是在你们地球居民中的许多人优先考虑外部日程。

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Extended debate concerning the exact point of origin of individual folktales told by Afro-American slaves has unfortunately taken precedence over analysis of the tales, meaning and function.

不幸的是，人们对美国黑奴个别民间故事的确切起源地点争论的无休无止，而不是首先对民间故事的意义和作用进行分析。

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And so, the value of improving our image has taken precedence over the principles of democracy by which we should define ourselves.

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Shareholders' interests, they complain, have taken precedence over levels of investment, noting that the company's share price has quadrupled since privatisation.

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The Presbyterian Church Committee added that it was not surprising that problems had arisen in the process because "one set of needs" had "taken precedence over another".

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