Sentence examples of "tug of war" in English
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
Im Parlament kam es in Bezug auf dieses Problem zu einem politischen Tauziehen zwischen Regierung und Opposition.
The sight of the ruins brought home to him the meaning of war.
Der Blick auf die Ruinen führte ihm die Bedeutung eines Krieges vor Augen.
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
Worum es im Krieg geht, ist nicht, für sein Vaterland zu sterben, sondern dafür zu sorgen, dass der andere Bastard für sein Vaterland stirbt.
They will hammer their swords into ploughshares and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift sword against nation, no longer will they learn how to make war.
Sie werden ihre Schwerter zu Pflugscharen und ihre Spieße zu Sicheln machen. Denn es wird kein Volk wider das andere ein Schwert aufheben, und werden hinfort nicht mehr kriegen lernen.
Japan declared war on the United States in December, 1941.
Japan erklärte den Vereinigten Staaten im Dezember 1941 den Krieg.
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