But, while the compromise is more than could have been hoped for at the outset, several important countries did not partake of it.

但是，尽管这一妥协要比在开始的时候指望的要好，几个重要的国家并没有参与其中。

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From the outset, both sides expected a defining fight, which occurred last November, after the government decided to align the retirement age in the public sector with that of the private sector.

从一开始，两方面都预期会有一场决定性的斗争。这一斗争发生在去年十一月、政府决定把公务员的退休年龄与私有企业拉齐之后。

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