There appears to be an element of truth in his story.

他的说法似乎有点道理。

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Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures, but few of us have had the opportunity to find out.

或许这两种想象中都有一定的真实成分，但是我们中很少有人有机会去发现它。

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There is undoubtedly an element of truth in assertions that capital punishment is necessary, but proponents seem to ignore the fact that the practice has failed to deter heinous crimes.

毫无疑问，主张极刑的必要性有正确的成分，但是，支持者似乎忽略了这种做法不能阻止令人发指的罪行这一事实。

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"There is an element of truth in that,". "But the option to simply starve a large population of civilians because you have a parasitic insurgency group attached to them is not a choice.

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It's the fact that there's an element of truth in it that makes it seem like a good argument.

它确实有点道理,不然那个说法也不会听起来像是对的

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Surely there's an element of truth in both models.

当然，两个模型都有其正确性。

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Like almost all feelings of victimhood, there's an element of truth in every one of these statements.

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While most say there is an element of truth in the shock allegations, not everyone supports the former minister.

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The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) told BBC News Online there was "an element of truth" in the survey's findings, but that it was "disingenuous" to suggest downloading could boost album sales.

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