The modern laws of conflict do not seek to ban war, or even to eliminate the killing of civilians; they merely seek to stop the most egregious abuses and to limit harm to civilians as far as possible.

现代冲突法所追求的，仅仅是叫停最严重的破坏行为和尽可能地保护平民不受伤害。

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International agreements to limit tariffs, built over the post-war decades, are a safeguard against all-out tariff wars.

二战以来建立的限制关税的国际协定体系是避免全面关税战的保障。

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On March thirty-first, President Johnson spoke to Americans about the war in Vietnam and his efforts to limit it.

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Indiana representative Mike Pence called a proposal by the Democratic party to protect the environment by putting a limit on greenhouse gases " an economic declaration of war."

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Gregory Spear of The Spear Report also believes the extensive media coverage of U.S. diplomacy at the United Nations and the Bush administration's buildup for war might limit any shock to stocks once the bombs start dropping on Baghdad and Basra.

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"He was a true and courageous prophet of peace who struggled strenuously and bravely, first to avoid the drama of war and then to limit its terrible consequences, " Benedict XVI said.

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In war, you always try to limit civilian casualties, but when the insurgency is embedded with them, it becomes a difficult situation.

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