Not so long ago , this small clique could mould the world according to its predilections .
就在不久以前,这个小集团还可以按照自己的嗜好来安排世界事务。
Nothing determines the atmosphere and experience of an internet dating service more than the people who use it but sometimes the sites reflect the personalities or predilections of their founders .
This process was not without friction particularly between the genders and the generations but at least you got to know each other 's preferences and predilections , and the arguments in defence of those preferences offered training in social give-and-take .
Her account also offers some interesting insights into the political ambitions as well as the sexual predilections of this former director of the international monetary fund , who was touted as the leading contender to be the next president of france .
Whether workplace pornography is experienced as threatening or a reminder of the sexual power of women is simply relative to one 's expectations and prior predilections , some might say .