The 1979 accord reflected the reality that the evolving power balance led both Israel and Egypt to conclude that a war between them would be too costly and detrimental to their interests.

1979年的协议反映出这一事实：进化中的权力均衡导致以色列和埃及双方作出如下结论，两方之间的一场战争成本太高且对两方利益均不利。

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That would make them a greater swallower of American treasure than the Vietnam war (in real dollars), though nowhere near as costly to America in terms of blood (3,100 deaths so far, versus 58,000).

如此一来，伊拉克战争和阿富汗战争将比越南战争消耗更多的美国财力（以实际美元算），尽管如此，美军牺牲人数无从企及当年的越战（伊战至今美军死亡人数达3，100，而越战达58，000）。

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He told them: "The war for the Union is, in your hands, a most bloody and costly failure.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

The costly D-Day battle would mark a turning point in the war, and would change the lives of survivors like Earl Norwood.

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Conscious that a faraway and costly war doesn't play well with voters, incumbent Gordon Brown insists the troops are fighting to keep Britain safe "We have got to be clear that we cannot allow terrorists to have territory in the world that then they use as a base to attack the United Kingdom."

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And we have a costly war in Afghanistan, not hostages in Iran.

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He deserves congratulations for winning such a vote even in the face of a costly war and a patchy economy.

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He suggests our dynamism could come to a speedy end as we wallow in servicing debt, fighting a costly war in Afghanistan.

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