For example, creativity is built on some of the pillars of nonconformity: ignoring social norms and authority, eschewing social approval, rejecting structure and cultivating dissent.

比如说，创造力是建立在特立独行的基础上的：忽视社会规则和权威，不需要社会认可，发对组织并发出反对的声音。

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Work at becoming comfortable in knowing that beyond your egoic self (which thrives on approval from others) there lies within you the presence of an infinite power acting as your "soul" authority.

当了解到除了热切的自我肯定（往往从别人的赞赏里获得）外，一份充当着你的灵魂权威的无限力量还存在在你内心深处。

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It says major parts of the program use authority already provided by Congress, but some pieces require approval.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

From the date of approval, the Port Authority will have ten days to resume construction at "full pace" on the subterranean museum complex.

WSJ: 9/11 Museum Will Rise

Part of the allure of Mr. Bloomberg's new proposal, administration officials concede, is that the mayor doesn't need the approval of a governmental authority outside Mr. Bloomberg's control.

WSJ: Sugary Drink Ban Stirs Up New York

Listed planning consent ran out yesterday, so the owners cannot do anything to it without the approval of the local planning authority.

BBC: St Edmund's Hospital, Northampton