Experts said that whether or not Apple loses this specific case, measures that it could put into place in the future will almost certainly be able to further limit the government's reach.
专家表示，无论苹果公司是否会输掉这场官司，其未来可能采取的措施几乎一定会进一步限制政府的影响力。
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Hearing that there was an emergency case, the doctor put down his chopsticks and left at once.
听说有急诊，医生撂下筷子就走。
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Ms Kinsella got five and a half minutes on the BBC to put her case. That is more say than most people have in how they are policed.