It means that the ancient Hermetists probably did not use a type of New Thought-like mind power in their practice.

这意味着古代的诠释者们在他们的实践中可能没有使用一种新的类似思想的心灵力量。

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Each time you acknowledge your power, learn a lesson, practice compassion and kindness with others, you have achieved enlightenment.

每当你认识到自己的力量，学到了一个教训，做到了对他人慈悲善良，你就获得了觉悟。

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First, wielding power abroad proved harder in practice than in neoconservative theory.

一是在外国行使霸权，实际操作比新保守主义理论所阐述的更为困难。

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The revolution of 1789 in theory made the people sovereign yet in practice left power in the hands of an elite ruling in the people's name.

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In practice, the power of incumbents is such that no more than ten, at most, of the 34 races will be close (see map).

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Well it's doubtful that France, with its strong Gaullist traditions, will ever surrender sufficient control over budget-making to a centralised extra-territorial authority (Brussels or Berlin, depending on where you think the power would in practice reside).

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