In addition, smoking doubles the likeliness of a stroke.

另外，吸烟可以使中风的概率翻一番。

The "usefulness" of the final product or the likeliness of success of a project, whether it's a bridge to nowhere or a bankrupt solar-panel company, "inevitably becomes a subordinate consideration."

至于最后这个项目是否有用或者成功的几率多大——不管这个项目是一座不通到任何地方去的桥或者破产的太阳能电池板公司，都不可避免的成为了第二考虑。