It may be that the connecting role these figures played is less needed today.

有可能在今日这种沟通性的角色起到越来越少的作用。

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Absrtact: The forecast of inhabitant trip distribution is an important part, and play a connecting role, in analysis of city traffic demand.

摘要：居民出行分布预测是城市交通需求分析中的一个重要环节，对城市交通需求分析起着承前启后的作用。

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However, the Ming Dynasty "Mencius" Textual Criticism of China's "Mencius" study is an important integral part of, has some success there lies its impact and value, with a connecting role.

然明代《孟子》考据学是中国《孟子》学不可或缺的一个重要环节，既有一定的成就，又有一定的影响，具有承上启下的作用。

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That played a powerful role in my life in terms of connecting faith and social justice for me. -Right.

那在我的生活中发挥了强大的作用,它帮助我将信仰和社会正义相连，-对。

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At the margin, they may make some unpopular routes viable and increase frequency on others, but the notion that they play a vital role in connecting London with the rest of the world is not supported by the evidence.

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And whether or not NBC's licensing bet pays off, old media plants a massive victory stake in the ground, pushing aside technology's rightful role of connecting the world in shared moments, impervious to the sharpened sticks hurled by the digerati.

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This role served his enjoyment for connecting with other people in his generation and his desire to build something from the ground up.

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