After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country.

战后，军队试图在该国南部显示其权威。

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It also explains why some of the forts continued in occupation long after Rome ceased to have any formal authority in Britain.

这也解释了为什么罗马不再在英国拥有任何正式的权威之后，还有一些堡垒继续处于被占领的状态。

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Robertson revised her hypothesis somewhat, arguing that in determining authority in precolonial Africa age was a primary principle that superseded gender to varying degrees depending on the situation.

罗伯逊在某种程度上修正了她的假设，他认为在殖民前的非洲时代，决定权威是一个主要的原则，根据情况在不同程度上取代了性别这一原则。

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Hamas captured control of Gaza from the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in 2007.

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It's not a question of deferring to authority in that sense.

这不是一个在那种层面上尊崇作者权威的问题。

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And by a "state of nature" he means, or by a state of war, he means a condition where there is no recognized authority in his language to keep us in awe, no authority to awe us.

而且通过“自然状态，或者通过战争状态，他意在说明一种状态,在他的说法里没有一个被认可的权力,将我们维持在敬畏中，没有权利使我们敬畏。

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North Somerset is the only authority in the force area which has not adopted CPE.

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Finally, the event illustrated the convening power of culture and traditional authority in national development.

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That particular project was refused planning permission by the local authority in July 2005.

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