It's not just a question of deferring to authority as though the authority were the police with a baton in its hand, right?

这不仅仅是一个服从权威的问题，正如权威是拿着警棍的警察，对吧？

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One former regulator warned against deferring to the Banks.

一个前监管者警告不要顺从银行的利益。

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It's not a question of deferring to authority in that sense.

这不是一个在那种层面上尊崇作者权威的问题。

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It's not just a question, as obviously Foucault and Barthes are always suggesting, of deferring to authority as though the authority were the police with a baton in its hand, right?

这不仅仅是一个，如福柯和巴特经常暗示的一样明显的，尊崇作者权威就好像这种权威,是一个手握警棍的警官的问题，对吧？

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It's not a question of deferring to authority in that sense.

这不是一个在那种层面上尊崇作者权威的问题。

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Rumsfeld said he was deferring to "the expert" but at McCain's prompting, he then answered.

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Last week, House Speaker John Boehner deflected questions on any vote, deferring to Issa's investigation.

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She has struck a balance between deploying her star power and deferring to the president.

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