Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations.

英国威胁说要断绝外交关系。

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The two countries resumed normal diplomatic relations.

这两个国家恢复了正常的外交关系。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

By diplomatic standards, this was outrageous behaviour.

按外交标准，这是不可接受的行为。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Haris Silajdzic, a member of Bosnia's three-member presidency, took part in those talks and praised Richard Holbrooke's diplomatic skill.

VOA: special.2010.12.18

He said, my apologies-- he was very polite and diplomatic.

他在信中说,非常抱歉,勋爵用词十分礼貌得体

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In its place, a republic was re-established where Machiavelli occupied the office of secretary to the second chancery, a kind of diplomatic post which he held for 14 years from 1498 to 1512.

取而代之的是一个共和的重新建立,其中马奇亚维利,占据国务院及副总理职，一种类似外交官的职位,他在职，14，年，从，1498，年到，1512，年。

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So I don't think there will be -- I think the Israelis understand the policy approach that this President has taken and what our view is of what Iranian behavior is about, what our view is of the time and space that still is there for us to continue to pursue the diplomatic path -- isolating Iran, pressuring Iran to change its behavior.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Because overhauling relations with Latin America -- improving trade ties, developing stronger person-to-person bonds, coordinating diplomatic and international policies -- will benefit both sides, and it will also earn votes to the candidate who champions the approach.

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He will - in the most diplomatic way - tell her that the French people have given him a mandate to make growth his priority.

BBC: Growth versus austerity