They were effective politicians, ruthless and single-minded in their pursuit of political power.

他们是注重实效的政治家，无情而专注地追逐着政治权力。

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Some experts say that women will become more effective managers than men because they have the power to reach common goals in a way that traditional male managers cannot.

一些专家表示，女性将成为比男性更有效的管理者，因为她们有实现共同目标的能力，而传统的男性管理者无法做到这一点。

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The US can expect to be the sole superpower for some time yet, if we mean by the term a state capable of deploying effective power almost anywhere in the world.

美国仍可以指望在一段时间内作为唯一的超级强权，如果我们衡量的条件是一个国家是否能在几乎全世界各地都部署有效力量。

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"we would be forced to buy power that we don't need and idle existing generation or have hydro that is very cost effective -- very cheap,actually -- being replaced by very expensive power."

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A statement issued by the Vatican after the meeting said he prayed with the men and assured them the Church will continue doing all in its power to investigate allegations, to bring to justice those responsible for abuse and to implement effective measures designed to safeguard young people in the future.

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If a power is effective only upon your disability, what is a third party supposed to do, bring a judicial proceeding to determine your disability?

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But since that '06-07 season, when they had Jaromir Jagr and Brendan Shanahan, the Rangers have lacked players with either a fearsome shot or the exceptional creativity necessary to generate scoring opportunities: the individual skills that often make a power play effective.

WSJ: The Rangers' Power Is Out

What would happen is that effective power would shift, automatically, to those with some permanence.

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