for instance, if you fail an exam, more often than not the reason might be found in your study habits (or lack thereof).
举个例子,假如你考试没通过,究其原因通常是由于你的学习习惯(或缺乏好的习惯)。
we constantly have to make decisions about things we don「t understand, and more often than not we」re wrong.
我们常常不得不在一些我们不大理解的事情上做决定,而且多半会做出错误的决定。
more often than not these arguments transpire due to our choice of words rather than our point of views.
这类争论的发生多半是因为我们所选择的词语,而不是我们的观点。
more often than not there are other explanations.
这通常情况下还有别的解释。
but more often than not these uncomfortable feelings are not meteors at all.
但是通常情况下,这些不安的情绪并不像流星那般简单。
more often than not the energy they expend on seeming impressive makes their actual performance worse.
通常他们花费在着装上的精力使得他们的工作更加糟糕。
one american or european is more often than not responsible for more emissions than an entire village of africans.
一个美国人或一个欧洲人常常比非洲一整个村庄居民的排放量还多。
when presented with a book, even if what they need to review is very short, more often than not the book will sit and only a select few will read your great work.
如果你用一本书描述,即使他们需要回顾的内容非常短,通常书会放到一边,只有很少的人会阅读你的工作。