This was the imperialists' trick of "divide and rule".

这是帝国主义“分而治之”的伎俩。

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It is a way for them to divide and rule the populations.

这是一个途径，为他们分而治之的人民。

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That would be less a matter of divide and rule than a strategy of divide and go.

比起分而不治战略来说，分而治之省事多了。

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But none of this will necessarily stop Mr Milosevic from continuing skilfully to divide and rule.

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Fahmy Huwaydi, a widely syndicated columnist with close ties to the Brotherhood, dismisses the supposed split between Sunnis and Shias as part of a plot to divide and rule Muslims.

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The new head refused to listen to advice from experienced members of staff and had a "divide and rule" policy, dropping team meetings and - Mr A says - losing the respect of staff and pupils.

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