They will be de facto in a state of war.

他们将会处于一场战争状态之中。

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Besides fighting for their survival, these Alawi tribes and figures may under certain circumstances retreat into their historical Nusayri mountain and hinterland and establish a DE facto Alawi state.

除了为生存而战争，这些阿拉维部落和人物也许面临着撤回他们历史上Nusayri山脉，回到穷乡僻壤，建立实际上的阿拉维国家。

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The notorious collective farms had been de facto converted to state farms.

臭名昭著的集 体农场实际已经变成了国有农场。

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In a statement,the State Department said the decision was made in recognition of the de facto regime's failure to restore democratic, constitutional rule to Honduras.

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To accomplish the transition smoothly, says Yoon,North Korea must either normalize ties with the United States, or win de facto global acceptance as a nuclear state.

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First, a unilaterally declared Palestinian state will be in a de facto state of war with Israel.

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And so any state formed outside the framework of a peace treaty will be in a de facto state of war with Israel.

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That is, Obama is unwilling to commit himself to not recognizing a Palestinian state that will be in a de facto state of war with Israel.

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