Expressive ties predominate in primary groups; we view the people as ends in themselves and valuable in their own right.

情感纽带在初级社会群体中起主导作用；我们认为，这一群体的人通常依靠他们自己实现目的，并且凭借自身的实力体现自我价值。

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Instrumental ties predominate in secondary groups; we perceive people as means to ends rather than as ends in their own right.

工具性关系在次级群体中占主导地位；我们把人当作达成目的的手段，而不是目的本身。

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Many are successful entrepreneurs in their own right.

他们中的许多人本身就是成功的创业者。

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"And they would regard bilateral relations with Iran as being important in their own right.

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And those things that are valuable for their own sake or in their own right. Take something like a job.

及因自身品质被列为好的东西的东西,以工作为例。

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And we're working to eliminate 'food deserts' so that folks have easy and affordable access to the foods they need right in their own neighborhoods."

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Borderlands and Borderlands 2 are games that are truly unique in their own right.

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The brothers quickly earned acclaim in their own right, and were rewarded well for their labors.

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The sons-in-law have become important figures in Hong Kong business and politics in their own right.

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