A meeting meant to narrow differences has widened them.

原本要减少分歧的会议事实上加大了分歧。

youdao

We hope that Palestine and Israel will continue with constructive measures to ease the situation, narrow differences and resume peace talks as soon as possible.

希望巴以双方继续采取建设性举措，缓和局势，缩小分歧，早日重启巴以和谈。

youdao

It is hoped that the parties will continue to show flexibility, expand consensus and narrow differences so as to promote the peace talks to make its first step in resolving the substantive issues.

希望各方进一步显示灵活、扩大共识、缩小分歧，推动会谈在解决实质问题上迈出第一步。

youdao

And with only two months left and numerous hurdles remaining, questions are being raised about whether nations can narrow their differences in time.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

But analysts say the two sides did not narrow their differences.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

Most closely contested cases have been over relatively narrow differences of opinion about how to apply earlier court precedents to new situations.

ECONOMIST: The Supreme Court

And at a time when the economy is still coming out of an extraordinarily deep recession, it would be inexcusable, given the relatively narrow differences when it comes to numbers between the two parties, that we can't get this done.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama's Statement on Budget Negotiations

Are they going to work to narrow those differences ahead of the next G8 or G20?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing