It is an almost universal truth that the more we are promoted in a job, the less we actually exercise the skills we initially used to perform it.

一个几乎普遍的真理是，工作上提升得越高，我们最初的那些工作技能实际上就用得越少。

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It seems to me it 'sa universal truth.

在我看来，这是一个普遍真理。

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As the coach and author knows, the final score is really the only universal truth in sports.

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That this is not yet regarded as universal truth distresses him, most particularly on his visits to Israel.

ECONOMIST: Famous economists

But the universal truth is that these are no more than techniques, which have their own strengths and weaknesses.

ECONOMIST: Valuable