Benjamin even pre-empts my skepticism.

本雅明甚至在那时就已对我的怀疑论叫板。

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Instead he argued that the law pre-empts the federal government's power to set immigration policy.

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"If she announces fairly soon after that, she essentially pre-empts the field, " he said.

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The potential explosiveness of Har Homa is that it pre-empts that decision, even before the talks begin.

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