Goldstone said the lack of accountability for war crimes and possible crimes against humanity has reached a crisis point.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

That is to say, when the rules governing authority have broken down in times of crisis, and that was certainly true in Hobbes' time, a time of civil war and crisis.

这就是说，当统治权力,在危机下崩溃时，这恰好就是霍布斯时代的情况，充满内战和危机的时代。

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To some,the crisis in Honduras recalls memories of Cold War battles pitting the United States and its allies against the spread of leftist groups in Central America.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Some international journalists have described the president as aloof, and significant differences remain with some U.S.allies over how to handle the international financial crisis and the war in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

We are confronting the greatest economic crisis since World War Two.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03