The Austrian had taken to task Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a former Vatican Secretary of State who remains a powerful figure in church circles.

这位奥地利人批评达诺枢机，达诺枢机是梵蒂冈前任国务卿并仍是教会要人。

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Many grandees reacted to Mr Strauss-Kahn’s arrest with horror, not at the accusations, but at the humiliation of an untried powerful figure.

对于斯特劳斯卡恩被捕，许多大人物的反应都是惊恐，不是因为控告，而是对有这么一位缺乏经验的权势人物遭受的耻辱所惊恐。

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Obviously, a big-bonus hitter who dishes out heavy damage is a top choice, but there may be strategic reasons to use a less powerful figure.

显然的，有高命中机会且能造成严重伤害的的打手会是首选。但是仍有一些战略上的考量会用在非强力的棋子。

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The controversial but still powerful Afghan political figure flew home from Turkey on Monday and immediately lent support to President Karzai, which could be critical in the multi-candidate presidential race.

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For instance, in historical times when the Greeks referred to the great King of Persia, who was a real king and a powerful figure, a king in every sense, the word they used for him was Basileus.

比如说,在历史上,希腊人把伟大的波斯王,一个真正在各种领域,具有绝对权力的君主,称之为巴赛勒斯

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he viewed a large part of our-- of the idea of finding a singular, all-powerful god as seeking out a father figure that some of us never had during development.

他认为大部分人,想要寻求一位全知全能的神,其实质是在寻找在发展阶段,所缺失的父亲形象的替代品。

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Another powerful figure on the right, Mike Harris, Ontario's premier since 1995, is bowing out this month.

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"My father was an extremely powerful figure, and it was difficult not to be crushed by him, " the actor says.

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Such is the price of provoking the septuagenarian Noboru Takeshita, a former prime minister who is still the most powerful figure in Japanese politics.

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