Mr. Takeshita became the party's kingmaker, handing the largest faction over to one of his own disciples.

竹下先生成为党内决定谁能当选的关键人物，他将最大的派系移交至他自己的一位追随者手中。

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Whether Apple decides to act as kingmaker in the e-book market, or claim the crown itself, the next chapter in the e-book saga is sure to be a page-turner.

苹果是决定扮演阅读器市场主宰者的拥护者，还是自己称霸，在下一章电子书的故事中就要见分晓。

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He now finds himself in the role of potential kingmaker for the run-off.

现在，他发现自己有可能成为左右决胜选举的拥王者。

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"I think that there will be a refocusing of how the UK can operate within Pakistan and Afghanistan, but also there will be some serious questions about whether or not the UK can maintain this expeditionary role" TV debates, a first in British politics, have thrust the outsider Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats into the role of kingmaker in a close election.

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During the heyday of the 1990s tech boom, Quattrone was the kingmaker.

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Mr Tyhypko, who once posed for the cover of a men's health magazine, could be the kingmaker in the second round.

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The kingmaker is likely to be Ivica Dacic, leader of the Socialist Party, which with its allies is polling at 11.8%.

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