The determining criterion of factual marriage is that the two sides cohabit steadily with a common goal of living together forever.

事实婚的认定标准是双方以终生共同生活为目的连续而稳定的同居。

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And so what this gave us was a very, very useful general criterion for determining whether something happened spontaneously.

这个告诉我们的是一个,非常非常一般的判据,他能帮助我们判断一个过程是否自发进行。

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Indeed, Mr. Brill fails to tell readers that by law, Medicare is not allowed to use cost-effectiveness as a criterion in determining what services to cover.

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