VOA慢速英语:Obama Seeks Limits on Banks, Condemns Campaign Finance Ruling

1.The United States Supreme Court has cleared the way for independent spending by businesses and labor unions in political campaigns.

clear the way for为…扫清道路;为…开路

例句：The police was able to remove the criminal organization in one clear sweep, clearing the way for progress in the        community.
       警方把这个犯罪团伙一举摧毁，真是为民除害，大快人心。

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pave the way for为...铺平道路

例句：This big case paved the way for a dramatic change in the way law was viewed.
      这件大案为对对待法律的方式的巨大改变铺平了道路。
 
2.That case let the government bar corporations from using their own money to pay for campaign ads for or against candidates.

bar from不准

例句：Hunters are barred from wildlife sanctuaries.
      野生动物保护区内禁止狩猎。

      The news media were barred from the party.
      没有让新闻记者采访这次聚会。

3.But the Republican victory in liberal Massachusetts was seen in large part as a sign of voter anger across the country about the economy.

in large part在很大程度上

例句：The cinema has in large part yielded to the home video.
      电影业在很大程度上已让位给家庭录像电影。