As for loss of territory, it often happens that only by loss can loss be avoided; this is the principle of "Give in order to take".

关于丧失土地的问题，常有这样的情形，就是只有丧失才能不丧失，这是“将欲取之必先与之”的原则。

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A close friend or workmate may be more worried about loss of control than you realize, and your actions could tread on their territory.

一个亲近的朋友或同事可能原来更担心会担心管不住你，因为你的行为可能有些越界。

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Enlist the sympathy of Britain, the United States and France for our resistance to Japan, and secure their help provided that it entails no loss of our territory or our sovereign rights.

争取英、美、法同情我们抗日，在不丧失领土主权的条件下争取他们的援助。

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The Security Council this afternoon expressed concern that the possible adverse effects of climate change could, in the long-run, aggravate certain existing threats to international peace and security and that the loss of territory in some States due to sea-level rise, particularly in small low-lying island States, could have possible security implications.

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The PAD cried foul over what it claimed was a loss of Thai territory.

ECONOMIST: Warning: old stone temples can start wars

And they had plenty of possession and territory, overcoming the loss of scrum-half Warren Fury to the sin-bin in the first half to even lead 6-3 at one stage, when full-back Thomas's penalty was followed by Scott Barrow's drop goal six minutes from half-time - fair reward for the bottom club's spirit and competitiveness at the breakdown.

BBC: Bath 16-13 Leeds