A person who agrees to serve as mediator between two warring factions at the request of both abandons by so agreeing the right to take sides later.

如果一个人在双方的要求下同意充当交战双方的调解人，那么他就会同意以后站队的权利。

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With Congress back in Washington, several factions on both sides of the aisle threaten to stand in the way of reform if their needs are not met.

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Members of this administration, members of the media, members of different political factions on both sides of this have all made determinations and judgment without a full set of facts.

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