Those children need a firm hand to make them behave.

那些孩子得严加管教。

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The secret is a sharp knife and a firm hand.

诀窍就是得有一把快刀，和一只果断的手。

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He sent a special governor to Altorf, a man named Gressber, who would rule with a firm hand.

他往阿尔托夫城派了一个特别总督— 一个名叫盖斯勒的人， 这个人要用铁的手腕来统治。

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Now, with this in hand, what I want to do is, and in Firm 2 I have a similar expression, what I want to do is, I want to figure out the Nash Equilibrium of this game.

知道它了以后,因为公司2的表达式也是相似的,接下来我们就可以尝试找出纳什均衡了

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Holding it all together across diverse industries and countries, however, will take a firm hand.

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Sometimes a firm hand is needed for diplomacy to work in the defence of democracy and liberties.

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This was thanks to the firm hand of Mr Mbeki, who manoeuvred backstage to thwart other potential candidates.

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