hold sway over

基本解释

Despite globalisation, local differences still hold sway over mass retailing, says Sir Terry.
尽管全球化趋势不断加强，地方差异性依然主宰着大型零售业，Terry说。
With this action, American officials hope that, in turn, restrictions on foreign firms doing business in China will be relaxed, especially those that hold sway over securities trading.
通过这个举措他们希望可以得到一些相应的回报------放宽外资银行在中国投资的种种限制，特别是那些在证券交易处于主导地位的大公司。
This is only in effect upon an individual level and does not hold sway over planetary or social complexes.
这个作用的范围只是以个人为基准，并不会影响星球或社会复合体。

Stratfor was one of several organizations earlier this year warning that Mexico could become a failed state if it does not win the war against the criminal elements that hold sway over some areas of the country.

Some faculty members objected to an outside political organization trying to hold sway over which courses survived.
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Can regimes that are failing their people so clearly really hold sway over some 350m people indefinitely?
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Between the two of them, Rwanda and Uganda now hold sway over more than half of the entire country.
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