Whichever way state collapse is assessed, it will always be an imperfect measure of priorities for policymakers.
无论用哪种标准将一个国家定为“崩溃”，对政策制订者来说都不是完美的方法。
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Even an imperfect report on the state of the battle tells us a lot about the world's two great missionary religions.
即便是关于双方争斗势态的一份并不完美的报告也让我们得知许多有关世界上这两大传教教会的情形。
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It is these inherent advantages of the common school, which, in our own State, have produced results so striking, from a system so imperfect, and an administration so feeble.