In this task, you are given a sentence in Spanish and your task is to translate it into English. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).

[EX Q]: En 1953 tuvimos una catástrofe de enormes dimensiones gracias a la cual a la vez pudimos desempeñar un papel precursor en el terreno de la construcción de diques.
[EX A]: In 1953, we suffered an enormous flood at a time when we were able to play a pioneering role in terms of dam technology.

[EX Q]: No obstante, la convergencia debe estar en los objetivos y no en los medios.
[EX A]: But convergence should be about goals, not means.

[EX Q]: Lo mismo vale para la política de mercado laboral.
[EX A]:
The same applies to labour market policy.