Moreover, financial and human resources for military affairs are scarce and cannot be duplicated, while France and Britain want to restart the Saint-Malo process of bilateral defense efforts launched nearly ten years ago.

另外，尽管法国和英国想要重新启动近十年前开始实施的双边防务的Saint-Malo进程，但军事的财政和人力资源是稀缺并不可复制的。

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The other scenario is when the two sides have already engaged in bilateral peace talks, paid the domestic political price, and reached agreement on most issues, though some matters remain unresolved and threaten to derail the process.

另一个背景条件是当双方已经参加双边和平会谈，付出了国内政治代价，并且虽然有些问题仍然没有得到解决而且有使进程偏离轨道的威胁，但是在绝大多数问题上取得了共识的时候。

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Indeed, Brown, for whom America remains “Britain’s most important bilateral relationship,” recently blocked his foreign secretary, David Miliband, from delivering a speech that he considered excessively pro-Europe.

事实上，对布朗来说，美国仍然是“英国最重要的双边伙伴”，也正是基于这一认 识，不久前他阻止了外交大臣戴维·米利班德发表一次被认为是过于亲欧的讲话。

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