Sunflower State

基本解釋

But a deal struck in Kansas on May 4th, ending 19 months of impasse between Sunflower Electric Power corporation and the state government, shows under what conditions coal may be able to survive.
但是堪薩斯州5月4日的一個(gè)協(xié)定結(jié)束了太陽(yáng)花電力公司和州政府之間長(zhǎng)達(dá)19個(gè)月的僵侷，說(shuō)明在某些情況下火力發(fā)電也是可以繼續(xù)的。
Not so long ago, moderates still had clout in the Sunflower State.
不久之前，溫和派在堪薩斯州[4]仍具有強(qiáng)大的影響力。

Not so long ago, moderates still had clout in the Sunflower State.
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Not only was he largely raised by products of that region (his mother and grandmother hail from the Sunflower State), but also his remarkable victory over Hillary Clinton during the presidential primaries was built largely by winning first in the Iowa caucuses, followed by surprising victories in Kansas, North Dakota, Minnesota and Illinois.
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