The empire could not cohere as a legitimate whole.

这个帝国无法凝聚成一个合法的整体。

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"There is a legitimate debate about many of these decisions.

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He was responsible for writing the first justification for an armed rebellion against a legitimate monarch, the first to publish such a work in, essentially, all of Europe.

他是第一个为反对合法君主的武装叛乱,写辩护书的人，也是第一个在全欧洲将其发表的人。

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What do you hope to get out of this besides ? satisfying interests of the course which is a legitimate concern?

除了满足兴趣之外,你想在这门课上得到什么,人都会这样想？

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The theories revolve around the belief that Francis doesn't have a legitimate claim to the papacy.

CNN: The 'Obamification' of Pope Francis

That's not necessarily a legitimate argument in a capitalist system that's supposed to reward risk taking.

NPR: House to Vote on Alternative Minimum Tax

They sought donations for a local madrassah project and a legitimate international development British charity, Muslim Aid.

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