had to perform
German translation: mußte im Sinne der neuen Ausrichtung/des neuen Kurses handeln
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| 3 +1 | mußte im Sinne der neuen Politik handeln |
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| 3 | auf lange Erfahrung zurückgreifen |
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6 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1mußte im Sinne der neuen Politik handeln Explanation: It is really a bit cryptic, but I think the meaning is that the Navy found it less difficult to adjust to the new "mission" or role because it had already been "performing" =acting in this manner before. "Politik" is probably not quite right, however |
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auf lange Erfahrung zurückgreifen Explanation: ...in Einsätzen (und Missionen) fernab der Heimat... soll wohl auf die jahrhundertlange Erfahrung der britischen Navy verweisen, ohne direkt z.B. Kolonialismus oder Seeschlachten der beiden Weltkriege oder den Falklandkrieg zu nennen... |
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