"I do not regret it." he said. "It is better to be defeated battling for an honest idea, than to win by a cowardly trick."

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to earn his favor and perhaps his protection, But even that god will have limited powers and abilities and may in fact be defeated or may turn on his devotees.

来赢利他的青睐或者是保护，但纵然是上帝，权力和能力也是有限的,事实上，他也许会被打败，或者发动他的崇拜者。

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Conquered peoples would trade their defeated god for the victorious god of their conquerors and eventually there would be a cultural and religious assimilation, intermarriage.

胜利者所信仰的神,自然就取代了被征服民族的神,最终就产生了文化，宗教间的,同化和通婚现象。

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In the game, the Indian-born billionaire is featured as a robot that has to be defeated.

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"It sends a message that we are not going to be defeated that easily, " she said.

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Mr Blair is splendid when he is faced with an enemy to be defeated.

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