Then, after the Second World War, these restrictions grew more severe, eventually disarming the civilian population of England — or at least the law-abiding part of it.

二战之后，这些法律变得越来越严厉，直到彻底解除了英国人民的武装——起码是解除了守法公民的武装。

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And so was nurtured an abiding faith among the local population that one of the prime functions of a city government is targeted economic development.

FORBES: Willis Carrier's Ghost