The theory of complexity shows that although a system may have an optimum state, it is sometimes so hard to identify that the system never settles there.

复杂性理论表明，尽管系统可能存在最优状态，但是有时候我们会发现系统从不处于最优状态。

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He's one of the guys that when we start getting out of line, he really, not in a negative way, but kind of settles everyone down and makes sure that we know how important each and every game is.

他是这样一个人，当我们开始偏离方向时，他并不会以一种消极的方式，而是设法解决好每个人的问题并确保让我们知道每场比赛是多少重要。

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Yet economists seem unlikely to abandon the belief that theirs is a discipline that makes "progress" and settles issues, in a way that resembles a hard science such as physics or chemistry.

随后的金融和经济危机可能打击了某些经济学家的信心，尤其是其学科的信条。

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It has several meanings. One meaning is that a person who never settles down in one place will not be successful.

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So that settles the question am I a harsh grader or not.

所以这就解决了我是否对评级严苛的问题。

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That always settles that argument.

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So that settles that.

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Immigration reform has become so high-profile that some Republicans want some deal, any deal, that settles the issue for 2014.

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