Our allies pressed us to join with them to act against the tyrant and restore order on the south shore of the Mediterranean.

我们的同盟们敦促我们加入他们来反抗暴君，并且重新恢复地中海南岸的秩序。

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In some ways prime brokers may also act against the interests of their own parent Banks.

某些情况下，机构经纪的运作可能会跟他们所属银行的利益相抵。

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In love, we tend to act against our words. The one who speaks do not believe what he himself says, nor will the one who listens.

在爱情里，说的是一套，做的是另一套；讲的人不相信，听的人也不相信。

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They brought news that the president would not act against Mormons who accepted the rule of the United States government.

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In other words, as the judge said, what's always moral isn't necessarily against the law and while I don't think that necessity justifies theft or murder or any illegal act, at some point your degree of necessity does, in fact, exonerate you from any guilt.

换言之，正如法官常说的，情有可原，未必不可法外容情,当然我不认为，一句情有可原,就能为盗窃，谋杀以及其他违法行为正名，但有时，情有可原的程度,确实可能法外容情，赦免你的罪行。

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He would leave the fort on April fifteenth if the Confederates made no hostile act against Fort Sumter or against the United States flag.

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It marked the first time authorities have invoked the 2001 Patriot Act against a virtual currency.

WSJ: 'Virtual' Currencies Draw State Scrutiny

When people act against their self-interest I see a flashing neon sign: Interesting Psychology Here!

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But with e-books windowing can act against the best interests of publishers and authors.

NEWYORKER: Publish or Perish