For decades it has endured industrial decline and strained relations with its suburbs.
几十年来城市见证了工业衰退,城市和周边关系紧张。
The location of the U.S. military in Okinawa has strained relations between the two allies, however.
可是美国在冲绳岛的军事部署已经加剧了它的两个盟国之间的紧张关系。
And a failure to settle the Cyprus problem can only make Turkey's strained relations with the EU worse.
而未能解决的塞浦路斯问题只能使土耳其与欧盟紧张的关系恶化。
The United States,which is a sponsor of the Middle East peace talks, says Israeli settlements are an obstacle to peace, and the issue has strained relations with Israel's right-wing government.
VOA: standard.2009.12.28
The visit to Damascus by U.S.envoy Mitchell is another step in what has been a cautious effort by the Obama administration to draw Syria into diplomatic engagement after years of strained relations.
VOA: standard.2009.06.09
Relations between the two countries have been strained for a year because of a disputed ancient temple on their border.
VOA: standard.2009.11.11
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