"Rather than a case of abject failure, Rapu Nui is an unlikely story of success," they claim.

他们声称：“拉普努伊不是一个悲惨的失败案例，而是一个不太可能成功的故事。”

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This scheme was an abject failure.

这项计划彻底失败了。

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The attempt ended in abject failure.

这一尝试以不光彩的失败告终。

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If self regulation is, in fact, a workable model, then why has it been such an abject failure?

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The main call of bogus revolves around non-compliance among passengers and abject failure of enforcement in the plane.

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"The NC-17 rating that currently exists has been an abject failure, " he said.

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