Recently, however, some scholars have argued that even though laissez-faire became the prevailing ethos in nineteen-century America, it was not accepted without struggle.

然而，最近一些学者认为，尽管“自由放任”成为19世纪美国的主流思潮，但它不能不经过斗争就被接受。

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They began getting it right by 1993, though not without some struggle.

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True believers were skeptical, but in the years since, winemaker Bob Cabral and his team have managed to re-establish credibility, though not without a struggle, while expanding production.

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