In a statement to the media, he said Israel and Hamas are "not on the brink of a deal" and that he fears negotiations on a prisoner swap could take years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

especially because it's on the brink of, I think, becoming something.

特别是因为我认为我的小说就快成型了。

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"There is a recognition on the part of the international community that the agreement that was reached in Tehran a week ago between Iran and Brazil and Turkey only occurred because the Security Council was on the brink of publicly releasing the text of the resolution that we have been negotiating for many weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25