Dover Castle, it has been argued, was a visible assertion of Henry’s power in the face of a developing anti-monarchical cult.

有人认为，多佛城堡是在声势日隆的反君主制势力面前捍卫王权的标志物。

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We cannot deny the facts of their assertion that the strong have power in the human world, but I refuse to accept this as a revelation of truth.

我们不否认所谓的强者在人类世界掌握着权势的事实，但我不能接受将此事实视为真理的启示。

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Haddad said he is unfazed by the military's assertion of power over the parliament and over the presidency.

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On one level, the whole thing was an assertion of raw power, dressed up with the trappings of a grand global strategy.

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The problem of the European Union, by contrast, is not the over-assertion of state power but the abdication of it without a suitable replacement.

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