The second is that the real power of the office to affect, let alone control, events is far less than imagined.

其次，这间办公室能给你的，那种可以对事态产生影响的真正实权，(且不说控制事态)，比想象中的要小很多。

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But nobody will admit that this could lead to public control, let alone explain how control would work.

但没有人承认这种做法会导致公共控制，更不用说解释这种控制将如何作用。

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The problem is that there may not be enough time for her to work on the project plans, let alone provide effective project coverage and control.

问题是她可能没有足够的时间致力于项目计划，更不用说提供有效的项目覆盖和控制。

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As Sir Mervyn went out of his way to point out, this is in no small part because of government policies - notably the rise in tuition fees and administered increases in transport and utility bills - which the central bank could not predict, let alone control.

BBC: Mervyn King still ne regrette rien

These are schools that cannot deal with the human traffic of kids, let alone the control, the learning.

NPR: Big Urban Schools Grapple with Multiple Problems

Every item currently found on the Commerce Control List (CCL) of restricted dual-use items would have to be approved by the Commerce Department before it could appear on the NSCL. In other words, Commerce could, at its sole discretion, veto any proposal to control existing, let alone new technologies.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy