It is not to be denied that no sacrifice is too great to avert a catastrophe.

不容否认，为了避免一场大灾难，再大的牺牲也不算大。

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As the rest of the world waits to see if Japan can avert a nuclear catastrophe, a small band of experts is putting their lives at risk to prevent the disaster.

正当世界的其他人等待着看日本人是否能避免核灾难时，一小部分专家正将他们的生命置于危险之下以阻止灾难。

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A plethora of newly enacted legislation is designed to avert offshore accidents and to prevent a small spill becoming a big catastrophe should something go wrong.

为了避免各种近海事故和防止小的原油泄露事故演变成大的灾难，大量新制定的法律也同时被颁布实施。

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"International supervision over the issue of US dollars should be introduced and a new, stable and secured global reserve currency may also be an option to avert a catastrophe caused by any single country, " the commentary said.

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Engineers are racing to avert a nuclear catastrophe at Fukushima Daiichi, badly damaged by Friday's quake and tsunami.

BBC: Japan earthquake: Anger over Fukushima evacuation plan

On May 6th, just a few days ago, President Obama declared emergency declarations for Louisiana, which allows for emergency measures to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the designated areas.

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