It seems that the so-called new theory is likely to sink into oblivion.

那所谓的新理论似乎可能被淡忘。

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It will founder upon the rocks of iniquity and sink headfirst to vanish without trace into the seas of oblivion.

它从罪孽的悬崖中跌落到谷底，最终被遗忘在记忆之海。

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So why not spin it off to shareholders where it can sink into oblivion on its own when it runs out of cash and borrowing power?

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Then Los Angeles Times staff writer Martin Miller wrote about the upcoming show, "Back to You, " a multi-camera sitcom created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, and cautioned that the format could slowly sink into oblivion if the networks didn't see results.

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And with some senior liberals like Count Otto Lambsdorff, an ex-economics minister, and Hans-Dietrich Genscher, an ex-foreign minister, not standing for the next parliament, many pundits expect the party to sink first into irrelevance and then oblivion.

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