接近国际联盟的人士警告称，卡扎菲的举动可能意在为自己争取时间、而非真想达成协议。

People close to the coalition warned that the colonel's moves could be designed to buy him time rather than strike a deal.

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乐观来看，这次峰会让北约成为了一个身处转型中联盟，而非墨守成规。

At best, this summit will show Nato as an alliance in transition, rather than frozen in the past.

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这两个国家之间的联盟现在对双方都好，但这只是基于利益而非信仰：这些是会改变的。

The two countries’ alliance has served both well, but it is solely one of interests rather than belief: these can change.

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Every polity seeks its own advantage against others, making relations between states a condition of unremitting war of all against all.

每一个政体都在追寻自身的利益,而非他者，国家间的联盟,是一种全面战争的条件，持续性的永恒对抗。

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