Usage examples of "be on the brink" in English with translation to Russian

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Now, first let me remind you how much work it took to get us where we are, to be on the brink of true global social organization. Хочу напомнить, как много усилий потребовалось, чтобы прийти к сегодняшнему дню, когда мы находимся на пороге социальной организации глобального уровня.

The Chinese government’s campaign to have its currency, the renminbi, included in the International Monetary Fund’s reserve asset appears to be on the brink of success. Кампания китайского правительства по включению своей валюты женьминьби (китайский юань) в резервные активы Международного валютного фонда (МВФ), кажется, находится на пороге успеха.

Think about the critical moment of decision - when a megabank, like JP Morgan Chase (with a balance sheet of roughly $2 trillion), may be on the brink of failure. Представьте критический момент принятия решения - когда мегабанк, такой как JPMorganChase(c балансом примерно 3 триллиона долларов), может оказаться на пороге краха.

It would have been difficult to imagine five years ago that Greece would be on the brink of default today, but the strategy would've gone to cash in February 2008 and avoided the ensuing bloodbath. Было сложно представить пять лет назад, чо Греция будет близка к дефолту сегодня, но стратегия вышла бы в кеш в феврале 2008 и избежала бы последовавшей кровавой бани.

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