You need to take a back seat and think about both past and future.

你需要退居次位思考过去和将来。

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But that does not mean coercion should now take a back seat to persuasion, Mr. Nye argues.

奈伊先生提出，但这并不意味着现在高压政治手段应该让位于宗教信仰。

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This year, those ostentatious displays will take a back seat to social responsibility.

今年，这些摆阔和炫耀将让位于社会责任的话题。

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Republicans would need a 40-seat gain in November to take back majority control in the U.S.House of Representatives.

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In research reports, GAAP results often take a back seat to pro forma results.

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In the basketball teams that fly charter, bosses take a back seat to the workers--literally.

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Unfortunately, physics, economics and entrepreneurship take a back seat to our legalistic, third-party payment system.

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