He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed.

他下了一道命令：他写的所有东西都不得毁掉。

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An official or authoritarian declaration; a proclamation or an edict.

宣言，公告官方或权威性的宣布；公告或法令。

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In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.

1741年，叶卡捷琳娜大帝颁布法令，允许佛教的存在。

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So, if we want to get more magnesium into the marketplace at an affordable price, not by government edict, what do we have to do?

所以如果我们想把更多的镁,投诸市场，并让它保持在一个不太昂贵的价格，而且不靠政府法令，我们应该怎样做？

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In another development, Iraqi-based Ayatollah Ali Sastani, a top Shiite authority, issued an edict Tuesday on the conflict.

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Morsy issued an edict in late November declaring his decisions immune from judicial review until the holding of the constitutional referendum.

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In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued an edict expelling all Jews unwilling to convert to Christianity from Spanish soil.

CNN: Sunday,