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| English | Russian |
| be so kind as to send a message of greetings | соблаговолить направить поздравления |
| it is so decided | решение принимается (bigmaxus) |
| recent events has shown this to be so | сама жизнь диктует (bigmaxus) |
| the course of events has shown this to be so | сама жизнь диктует (bigmaxus) |
| the near and not-so-near abroad | ближнее и дальнее зарубежье (The "Russian Bear' model argues that, despite its relative military decline, Russia remains a great power with geopolitical interests that stretch, if not across the globe as in Cold War days, at least into the 'near and not-so-near abroad" – by Debra Johnson & Paul F. Robinson Tamerlane) |
| this is all very well so far as it goes | в некотором отношении это отлично (bigmaxus) |
| this is all very well so far as it goes | в известном смысле (bigmaxus) |
| time has shown this to be so | сама жизнь диктует (bigmaxus) |