For countries with very poor levels of governance (as measured by a commonly used World Bank index), small improvements in such things as law enforcement, stability and security lead to more piracy.

在管理水平低下的国家中(使用比较通用的世界银行指数进行测定)，在法律的实施，安全及稳定方面的微弱提高会导致更多的海盗活动。

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That is the consequence of Newton's Third Law even though the amount by which the earth moves is, of course, too small to be measured.

这就是牛顿第三定律，当然，撼动地球的力，小得难以察觉。

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All things subject to divine providence are ruled and measured by the eternal law.

天地万物，只要隶属于神辖范围，就受永恒法支配和调整。

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His education law,still in effect, required states to show yearly progress in student learning as measured by the states' own tests.

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Third, the Republicans are insisting that spending should be measured from a current law baseline that is not an accurate reflection of reality.

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Although Romney had a chorus of Democrats to reckon with in the State House, he ultimately took credit for the healthcare reform law, and for running a successful state economy as measured by median income and employment statistics during his term.

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Elizabeth Brown, an expert in regulatory law at the University of St Thomas in Minneapolis, calculates that whereas America's banking system (measured by total assets) is only a little more than twice as big as Britain's, the government spends 60 times more on regulation than Britain does.

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