Iraqi insurgents and U. S. troops in Iraq between the ruthless struggle, as is playing a protracted cat and mouse.

伊拉克反叛武装和驻伊美军之间的残酷斗争，就像是在玩着一场旷日持久的猫鼠游戏。

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The two sides, both ruthless, are engaged in what they see as an existential struggle.

当事双方都很残忍且把眼前的争端看作是关乎存亡之事。

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Our envy, greed, ambition, our competitiveness leading to ruthless efficiency - these are obviously the factors which cause us to struggle, whether in this world or in the world to come.

我们的嫉妒，贪婪，野心，我们的竞争导致无情的效率。 这是导致奋斗的明显要素，无论是在这个世界上或者在未来的世界。

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Life is a ruthless struggle in which there are many losers, but it takes place within a framework of unbendable and fair-minded rules.

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"Nobody can say the war in Afghanistan has gone well, and yet, as we speak here today, American men and women and their coalition partners are fighting a very difficult struggle against a ruthless and determined enemy without any scruples at all, " he said after his appointment was announced.

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"This is a struggle that poses, on one side, an axis that is cohesive, determined and ruthless, " the analyst said.

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