And facing a skeptical public, the British leader reiterated his contention that fighting in Afghanistan is necessary to keep Britain safe.

VOA: standard.2009.07.27

Now, what happens then is that there are those who want to keep fighting.

接下来就是留下了一批,执着抵抗的人

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And, so, as things are going downhill many people in Paris said look, we must keep fighting, but we must imagine a different world where--we have, we're being betrayed by the provinces that are not helping us, and we need to have help from the provinces.

于是局势日渐危急,许多在巴黎的人说,我们必须战斗,我们要想象出一个全新的世界,有些省份对我们坐视不理,我们被遗弃了,我们需要其他省的援助

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

Liberals within the Democratic Party have been fighting for a public option, saying that it is the only way to spur private insurance companies to keep costs down and offer affordable plans to consumers.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

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."

VOA: standard.2010.04.30