1.In its zigzagging pursuit of a more nimble and effective form of authoritarian rule, China may behaving a defining moment.
在追求精致高效的统治模式的曲折过程中，中国也许会迎来关键的时刻。
2.Almost everyone agreed that democracy was the best form of government, though 30% would accept authoritarian rule in certain circumstances.
几乎所有受访者都认为民主是政府最佳组织形式，但也有30%的受访者表示在特定情况下接受集权统治。
3.What began as an indigenous peaceful Arab uprising against authoritarian rule could collapse into a spectacle of war and intervention.
最初当地阿拉伯人民和平反抗独裁统治的运动，最终可能退变成战争和军事干预相混杂的局面。
4.Both democracies emerged from mid-century authoritarian rule marked by an orgy of judicial and extra-judicial killings.
这两个民主地区诞生于本世纪中叶的专制政体，此政体以各种司法内和司法外杀戮为标志。
5.This has, in reality (certainly in the case of the Iranians), 'often strengthened rather than undermined authoritarian rule'.
在现实生活中（尤其是在伊朗），这种行为“时常是加强而不是削弱了专制统治”。
6.Record-breaking numbers of participants are expected on this 11th day of protests against Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian rule.
今天是反对穆巴拉克30年专权统治的抗议活动的第11天，预计参加示威活动的人数将创下新的记录。
7.But the flag-carriers for authoritarian rule should remember that such power is always more dangerous than it is worth.
但是那些独裁统治的拥护者应当记得这种权利的危险总是超过它的价值。
8.Rising crime over recent decades owes much to urbanisation and low economic growth, but in part it is also the legacy of authoritarian rule.
过去几十年间日渐增长的犯罪部分可以归咎于城市化和经济低增长，但是部分原因可以认为是独裁统治遗毒。
9.Declining US power, the speed of China's rise and authoritarian rule in oil-rich Russia have tempered any residual missionary enthusiasm.
而美国实力的衰落、中国崛起的速度、以及石油资源丰富的俄罗斯的威权统治，已打消了一切残留的传教热情。
10.For decades, Chinese leaders have relied on authoritarian rule to govern a rapidly changing society and economy.
几十年来，中国领导人一直依赖威权统治来管理迅速变化的社会和经济。