In lesser hands this approach could be disjointed but here these stand-alone pieces are woven into an undulating story of depth.

在二流作家的笔下，这样的写作手法也许会显得杂乱无章，而此处，这些孤立的章节被巧妙地编入了这个情节曲折，意味深远的故事之中。

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In short, health systems are unfair, disjointed, inefficient and less effective than they could be.

简言之，卫生系统不公平，缺乏连贯性，效率不高，而且本来可以更有效。

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The timing of the components may be off; upon tasting, a disjointed wine might first reveal big fruit, followed by a blast of screeching acidity and finishing off with a dose of tannins.

成分可能会适时消失，在品尝的时候，一款脱节的葡萄酒可能首先展现出大量的果味，接着是一股尖锐的酸度且收尾时带到一定量的单宁。

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But the study also showed that UK immigration and asylum policy was found to be disjointed and incoherent.

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There is a growing risk of a social and political explosion in Russia, even if it is too early and the opposition is too disjointed for there to be much hope of a Russian spring.

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The process for seeking approval from federal agencies is so disjointed and slow that pushing a line over a national park or river might as well be crossing the Styx.

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