The hope is that a grand alliance, and joint ventures under its umbrella, stand more chance of breaking free from old constraints than attempts to strike separate deals on particular routes.

希望在于一个大的联盟，以及其麾下的合资企业，比起试图就特殊线路的达成个别交易拥有更多机会打破旧的紧张气氛。

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That uneasy alliance between the new and the old could describe today's farm, as well.

这种新与旧之间奇怪的交汇也同样可以用来描述今天的农场。

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"The alliance is 60 years old and it is a measure of our vitality that we are still welcoming new members."

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The 58-year-old Ghimpu and his pro-Western coalition, dubbed the 'Alliance for European Integration', seek closer ties with the European Union and want to take the former Soviet republic out of Russia's sphere of influence.

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Their vote is less evenly spread across the country than support for the old Alliance was.

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But the 50-year-old alliance now faces its hardest peacekeeping task in a landscape of mines, charred bodies and burned villages.

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Indeed, the incident rocked the 50-year-old security alliance between Tokyo and Washington, a defense cornerstone in the region.

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