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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"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.

BBC: US loses AAA credit rating after S&P downgrade

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

Right now, Wall Street is resisting reforms that might possibly help the country avert the catastrophe that overwhelmed us a couple of years ago.

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