We don't take the time to do the little things that, though not difficult or time-consuming themselves, can end up saving enormous amounts of time and trouble.

我们没有花时间做那些虽然不难也不耗费时间但是却能省下大量时间和麻烦的小事情。

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For example it's difficult (though not impossible) to argue that the policy is both impotent and inflationary.

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Enforcing the bargain, though, might have proved difficult since this will not (they hope) be a repeated game.

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Healthy early demand does not always translate to strong demand over time, though poor initial demand is difficult for vendors to recover from.

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