It may seem to you that most Americans are completely controlled by the little machines they wear on their wrists, cutting their discussions off abruptly to make it to their next appointment on time.

在你看来似乎大多数美国人完全被戴在手腕上的小机器控制着，为了准时赴下一个约，他们会突然中断讨论。

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Although homo sapiens did not exist at that time, this discovery provides no basis to the claim that the controlled use of fire preceded the Homo sapiens.

尽管智人在那个时候还不存在，但这一发现并不能为认为在智人之前就有节制地使用火的说法提供任何依据。

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Alexander defeated the Persian Army, which at that time controlled all of Asia Minor, Modern Turkey, and had even threatened to control Greece.

亚历山大打败了波斯军队，波斯军队当时控制了整个小亚细亚，也就是今土耳其，甚至威胁要控制希腊。

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The system effectively controlled participants' blood sugar for 27 hours, during which time they ate three high-carbohydrate meals and slept through the night at a hospital.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Since the space was small and climate-controlled, staffers allowed only small groups in for a few minutes at a time, which was enough to cure most people's olfactory curiosity.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

Tyrone managed to go in at half-time with a one-point advantage after they played controlled football into the stiff breeze.

BBC: Armagh lose unbeaten record to Tyrone

But either side of that - and the opportunities for Paul Robinson and Schofield either side of half-time - the game was generally well controlled by the hosts.

BBC: Sport - Football - Ipswich 2-0 Millwall

Sadly, it seems that the bots are all remotely-controlled for the time being, and not fully autonomous, but we're sure it's only a matter of time before they really get to show what they're capable of.

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