A Western diplomat close to the EU meeting in Harare told VOA it is clear that Mr.Mugabe is blocking full compliance with the political agreement in order to buy time to rebuild ZANU-PF, which has been weakened by internal quarrels and a loss of popular support, even in its traditional strongholds.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

In order for life to proceed, you need to maintain a constant internal environment.

为了维持生命,人体的内环境需要保持稳定

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