Don't be overawed by people in authority, however important they are.

无论他们有多么了不起，也不要被有权势的人吓倒。

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Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her.

当权威人士下达指令时，墨西哥人可能会保持沉默，而不是粗鲁地与之争吵。

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However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her.

然而，当权威人士给出指令时，墨西哥人可能会保持沉默，而不是粗鲁地与对方争吵。

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The matter will now be referred to the United Nations Security Council which has the authority to involve the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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It's a question rather of how we know the author to be there, firstly, and secondly, whether or not in attempting we should appeal to the authority of an author.

首先我们如何知道作者在那儿，其次，决定文本意义的时候,如果作者只是一种功能。

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We agree to be junior partners in absolute rule in exchange for recognizing your supreme authority over us in exchange for the protection that you will afford us."

我们愿意臣服在您的绝对权威之下,我们将视您为无上的权力,作为交换你必须向我们提供保护"

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Let's start, since we just finished with David Davis talking about the twenty eight days thing, there's almost sort of nobody it seems to be left in authority in terms of justice system and ex senior attorney generals and so on who actually supports twenty eight days now.

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Council leader John Hart said the money would be included in the authority's capital budget.

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The Guardian quotes insiders as saying that Mr Snook would not be losing authority in the changes, but would have more time to develop the bigger strategy for the enlarged group.

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