With Cuicuilco eliminated as a potential rival, any one of a number of relatively modest towns might have emerged as a leading economic and political power in Central Mexico.

随着 Cuicuilco 作为一个潜在的竞争对手被淘汰，一些相对不太大的城镇中，任何一个都有可能成为墨西哥中部主要的经济和政治力量。

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There's a compelling showbiz mythology of the modern big city - the energy and the abundance, the proximity to culture and power, the streets that just might be paved with gold.

现代大城市简直是创造了一种嚎头十足的娱乐圈神话——能量充沛、物欲横流，文化与权力高度集中，仿佛街道都可以是黄金铺成的。

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With his trademark twinkle, he might paraphrase Shakespeare's “Twelfth Night”: some are born powerful, some achieve power and some have power thrust upon them.

随着他的威望日增，他可能重新诠释莎士比亚的<<第12夜>>：有些人生来就拥有权力，有些人通过后天努力获得权力，还有些人被赋予权力。

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The Dead, which The Atlantic reported, sang about their disdain for federal power and might agree with Ryan on that point.

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The American government has excelled in foreign policy because the constitution endows the president with sufficient power and freedom to initiate foreign policy and to back it with military might if needed.

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In Bottineau, North Dakota, partners Ronald Bergman and Paul Sund scoured trade magazines, joined a trade association and wrote out a list of potential customers and key decision-makers who might handle their invention -- a power broom to deal with snow, leaves and dirt.

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