That breeds an unhealthy client-patron dependency at every level.

这在每一级都滋生了一种不健康的“客户-赞助人”的依赖关系。

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But there's one thing that the Romans made even more of, than the Greeks had made of, and this is the patron-client structure.

但有一样东西罗马人比希腊人，做得更极致，即庇护关系。

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But it's important for understanding both the Roman Empire, as well as early Christianity and its patron-client relations.

这对了解罗马帝国，早期基督教，及其庇护关系很有帮助。

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This is the patron-client structure at work in the Roman army.

这就是罗马军队中的庇护关系。

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He denied, though, that the effect would be to recreate the old client-patron arrangements.

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But the superior financial capability and patron-client network of the former ruling party NDP, especially in the Nile Delta, and covert support from the military brass played a big role.

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