But their brittle interpretation of sovereignty is an old-fashioned, and even dangerous, notion in world affairs.

但他们的脆弱解释却是在世界事务中主权是一个过时的甚至是危险的概念。

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And the notion that the United States has to balance China in the region in some old-fashioned Cold War sense is certainly not necessary.

有关美国使用老套的冷战手段来制约中国在这一地区影响力的说法完全是没有必要的。

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They put the lives of the women before their own, an old fashioned notion to be sure, but certainly an honorable one (if you have any doubt, ask the survivors).

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You see, I have an old-fashioned notion, one that's been the basis of my candidacy and my life's work, that public service is about helping people solve their problems and live their own dreams.

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It's the old-fashioned notion of American Dream.

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