For all the unsolved and new problems facing the region now, it is voters, not outsiders, who determine who rules and how.

该地区目前仍面临着尚未解决以及新出现的问题，但由谁以及如何治理却是选民而非外人决定。

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There are no hard and fast rules, but rather traditional guidelines as to who pays for what.

关于谁来支付什么费用并没有一定要遵守的规定，只有传统的准则。

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"For those who wish to become citizens, we should require them to pay a penalty and pay taxes, learn English, go to the back of the line behind those who played by the rules.

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But in absolute states, there's no doubt who rules and who helps rule.

但是,在绝对主义的国家里,谁是统治者谁是帮手,这是不容置疑的

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He's more likely to be someone who plays by the rules, avoids dangers, and bets on the sure thing.

他们只会循规守据,只做自己有把握的事情，绝不做任何有风险的事。

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If we don't go in at all, we're deciding who rules because we're kind of letting the strongest factor win.

NPR: U.S. Non-Intervention In Syria Could Mirror Outcome In Congo

For all the unsolved and new problems facing the region now, it is voters, not outsiders, who determine who rules and how.

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Wouldn't it be nice to know who rules the online media landscape?

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