Those who were building trained themselves to work with one hand and hold a weapon in the free hand.

那些负责建造城墙的人一只手用来继续造墙，一只手拿着武器。

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He snatched up the receiver and his free hand groped for the switch on the bedside lamp.

他一把抓起听筒，空着的手则摸索着找床头灯的开关。

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He gave Stephanie a free hand in the decoration.

他让斯蒂芬妮在装潢时便宜行事。

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any peace agreement in the region, they will want to be consulted, and they will want free hand in supporting Hamas and Hezbollah,"

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Hartman's absolutely right to insist that no theological concept is as important to Paradise Lost as free will on the one hand and divine providence on the other.

哈特曼有绝对的权利坚持说任何神学的概念,在中的意义都不足与匹敌自由意志的重要性,也不足以和神圣的天命相比。

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But, on the other hand, the right to personal dignity and the right to free determination

但是另一方面，人们还有维护尊严，自由抉择的权利，

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Simon Lack, who spent 23 years at JPMorgan, an investment bank, selecting hedge funds to invest in, grew tired of the free hand that investors all too often gave managers.

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That forced Jackson to directly challenge the ruling of a superior court in order to sustain his conclusion that Microsoft had violated antitrust laws, which he did in forceful terms, arguing that the appeals court's ruling "ignores reality" and gives the corporation a free hand to engage in the illegal tactic of "tying" different products together.

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The poor devil died in a stupid war which Britain blundered into, ran badly and gave the professional officer corps free hand which led to the massive unneeded slaughter infantry being mowed down by machine guns.

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