The party was offered a share of government if it forswore violence.

若发誓停用暴力，这个政党即可得到部分行政权。

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But actually I forswore that right the day Johnny was born.

但事实上从约翰出生那天起我就放弃了这种权利。

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Ten years ago Bahrain forswore torture and set up a parliament, albeit with few powers.

十年前，巴林废止了酷刑，同时设立了议会，尽管议会成员只有很少几个派系。

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Ten years ago Bahrain forswore torture and set up a parliament, albeit with few powers.

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The US and Europe said they would recognize Hamas if it announced that it forswore terror, accepted Israel's right to exist, and committed itself to carrying out previous agreements signed between the PLO and Israel.

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