English to German translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Military / Defense / Iranian kidnap of British sailors | | English term or phrase: force for good | | This was effectively confirmed by Sir Alan West, until recently the First Sea Lord, who said that the rules were ‘de-escalatory’, and part of the British attempt to be a ‘force for good’ (the government’s cant phrase about our armed services). |
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| Macht des Guten | Explanation:
Das geht auf die primitive US-amerikanische Einteilung der Welt in Gute und Böse zurück - es gibt Schurkenstaaten und es gibt die Guten.
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Note added at 22 hrs (2007-04-07 12:16:54 GMT)
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Ich wurde darauf hingewiesen, dass mein Kommentar nicht politisch korrekt ist - ich ziehe das Wort "primitiv" hiermit zurück. |
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BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 11:11
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Grading comment Danke schön!
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +3
