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Il avait entouré le numéro de téléphone d'un cercle.
He had drawn a ring around the phone number.
La présidence irlandaise a de toute évidence tiré les leçons du chaos qui avait entouré le débat public sur le Traité de Maastricht.
The Irish presidency has clearly learned the lessons of the débacle of the public debate on the Maastricht Treaty.
Il a noté le calme relatif dont jouissait la région par rapport à sa visite de l'année précédente qui s'était déroulée au lendemain du conflit qui avait entouré la lutte pour la présidence.
He remarked on the relative calm which prevailed in the area, compared to the situation during last year's visit in the aftermath of conflict surrounding a dispute over the presidency.
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