And it does not matter if consensus cannot be reached quickly among all the parties. The international discussion by itself is a process to create conditions for consensus.

如果各方一时达不成一致，也没有关系，有关国际讨论本身就是为协商一致创造条件的过程。

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"The path will not be easy but I am convinced the problems will be solved faster and at a smaller cost if there is unity and consensus," he told reporters.

他对记者说：“前路漫漫，不过我相信只要我们能团结一致，达成共识，我们就可以用更小的代价、更快解决问题。”

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Negotiating a new treaty would be arduous, if not impossible. Instead America is promoting a more informal consensus-building approach.

即使各国可能通过谈判达成新协议，其过程必然艰巨无比，故美国代之以推动各方达成更非正式的建立共识的态度。

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The EU will breathe a huge sigh of relief if parliament votes "yes", but there will not be a Greek national consensus behind the plan.

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If the advisers can keep a consensus, the Bush administration may not turn out so bad.

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What if we had a national consensus that Social Security and Medicare were not personal insurance, the way we have sold those programs to ourselves for four generations?

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