It's pathetic that grown men have to resort to violence like this.

成年人还得这样诉诸暴力，真可悲。

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They felt obliged to resort to violence.

他们觉得有必要诉诸暴力。

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Why do they always have to resort to violence ?

为什么他们总是非要诉诸暴力不可呢？

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The Brazilian leader said he told Mr.Zelaya not to give the interim government a pretext to resort to violence in the standoff.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

For that only gives cover, and sometimes makes an excuse, for those who do resort to violence.

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One explanation of Black Friday riots is that overcrowding, long queues and insufficient stock makes customers dissatisfied and more likely to resort to violence.

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He said Muslims had previously accepted a "covenant of security" which meant they should not resort to violence in the UK because they were not under threat there.

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