It went on like this for a while. Gibbs did not give any ground, and declined support the idea that the Coast Guard had done anything wrong.

像这样周旋了挺久，吉布斯没有留下任何余地，拒绝支持记者们关于海岸警卫队有错的观点。

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But the guard stood his ground.

但是这儿的门卫寸步不让。

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But even with a significantly smaller footprint, the U.S. would retain sufficient firepower on the ground and in the skies to guard against others trying to intervene.

但即使是留下一个小得多的驻军，美国也将在地面和空中保留足够的火力来防止外来势力的介入。

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On the contrary, co-operation grew, as countries sought common ground to guard against future crises.

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Up went the gloves to protect my face and the ball thumped into my arm guard and flew to the ground.

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Constance would still be able to smell it later on, as she drove down the winding ramp for the last time, pulling away from the closing electric gate and the saluting security guard, onto the gritty ground floor and out into traffic, en route to .

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