A senior White House official said the agreement is close.

一位白宫高级官员说协议就要达成了。

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An official said the warring factions have not yet turned in all their heavy weapons.

一位官员说交战方还未全部上缴重武器。

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A UN official said he thought it was an open question whether sanctions would do any good.

一位联合国官员表示，他认为对于制裁是否能够起到作用这个问题，尚无定论。

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But another military official said Iran would still need three to five more years to create such a weapon.

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As one Project planning committee official said, the Census of Marine Life has enlarged the known world.

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Another government official said China itself is the victim of a growing number of foreign attacks.

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He also provided insights "into command and control operations and planning, " the official said.

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"We're looking at the credibility of the complainant and using due diligence, " the official said.

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"There is a certain tendency to explore a step-by-step approach, " one senior EU official said.

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