It matters not whether they intend to order more stuff, the mere possibility of them ordering more gives them the moral upper hand.

他们是否打算多点一些东西并不重要，仅仅是这一点可能性就能让他们在道义上占着优势。

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And although they swear to each other that they will stay in touch, the mere possibility that this is a final farewell is almost too much to bear.

尽管他们发誓要保持联系，唯一的可能却是这就是最后一声互道珍重。这大概是生命无法承受之重。

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But they need to be set against the fact - not the mere possibility - that high unemployment is inflicting tremendous cumulative damage as we speak.

然而，需要将这些风险放在这种事实——不仅仅是可能性，这样的背景下考虑。这种事实是，就在我们还在高谈阔论时，高的失业率还在制造巨大的累积性破坏。

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It's clear that we all do believe in the possibility, indeed, more than a mere possibility, the actuality of meetings that occur without us.

显然我们都相信这种可能，且不仅仅是一种可能，会议确实在我们不在的情况下举行了。

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Even if it didn't, the mere possibility was enough to send chills down some stargazers' spines.

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The mere possibility of more public money, meanwhile, will probably encourage unions to hold out for longer.

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Of course, the mere possibility of an incident will keep some foreigners away.

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