He was a key figure in the campaign.

他是这场运动的关键人物。

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He's a familiar figure in the neighbourhood.

他在这个地区是大家熟悉的人物。

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He remains a towering figure in rock and roll.

他仍是摇滚乐界的一位杰出人物。

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These crises are most acutely felt in the 28 countries that figure in the Humanitarian Action Report.

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This is actually a recurrent figure in the early poems, isn't it wonderful that there's a term for being turned to marble?

这事实上是在早期诗歌多次出现的一个形象，有一个术语形容变成石头，是不是很美妙？

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Derrida was, of course, a central figure in this.

德里达当然是这其中的一个重要人物。

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Gordon Brown was the towering figure a year ago and is the towering figure in the Party now.

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This is why the turnaround artist became such a central figure in 1980s business.

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Or do the same to an equivalent figure in whatever genre floats your boat.

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