national interest to weaken Russia as an authentically independent countervailing pole in the international system,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

The Federal Reserve System that was created in 1913 was different in that it was independent or much more independent than central banks in other countries.

913年建立的,联邦储备金系统是不同的,因为它独立，或者说比,其他国家的中央银行独立得多。

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Critics say that new, independent research proves the system will damage the Australian economy and cost jobs if it is introduced at a time of global recession.

VOA: standard.2009.05.03