In fact,U.S.and NATO military commanders say insurgent violence rose nearly 60 percent between the first six months of this year, compared to last year the highest level of violence since 2001 when the Taliban government was ousted by US.led forces.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

First, the Treaty declared that the individual sovereign state would henceforth become the highest level of authority; you might say, putting an end once and for all " to the universalist claims of the Holy Roman Empire.

第一，条约宣称,各个主权国家,都因此而成为各自国家里最高的权力;,永远终结了,普遍意义上的“神圣罗马帝国。

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