These epochal figures represented lives hard to imitate, but to be acknowledged as possessing higher authority than mere mortals.

这些划时代性人物所代表的人生是难以模仿的，但也被公认为比凡人具有更高的权威。

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It was resolved that the matter be referred to a higher authority.

经过表决决定把这件事提交给上级主管部门。

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“You should always respect those of higher authority.” She said.

“得修理一下你们五个，”麦丽金说，“你们得学着尊敬上级。”

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States stand to one another on the world stage as individuals do in the condition of nature; that is to say, potential enemies with no higher authority by which to adjudicate their conflicts.

国家相对于世界的关系,就好比人相对于自然的关系;,也就是说,在冲突面前不会有更高的权威,来裁定谁对谁错，只能弱肉强食。

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In the corporate world, those who witnessed such malfeasance might alert a higher authority.

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Frustrated, Jackson, who decommissions oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico, sought help from a higher authority.

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America's constitution brooks no higher authority over its citizens, and an amendment to change that would probably fail.

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