be a foregone conclusion

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Thus, by the time it got around to considering the environmental impact of the final segment, the decision would be a foregone conclusion .
这样，到了考虑最后路段的环境影响问题时，决议就会变成一种预设的结论。
Few expected Mr Arain to make much of a difference to Lord Sainsbury's chances, but his candidature reminded others that the result didn't have to be a foregone conclusion.
少有人期望阿伦对塞恩斯伯里勋爵的机会造成很很大的影响，但是他的候选人资格提醒了其他人，未来选举的结果还未成定局。
That's especially true given the fact that Toyota is still growing quickly and its ascendancy to the top spot may be a foregone conclusion.
尤其是丰田公司仍然保持快速增长，以及它的优势越来越明显。
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