In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

Q: 「この３０年間、民主主義の広がりが唯一の答えであると奨励してきた」

A: "I have promoted the spread of democracy as the only answer for thirty years."
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Q: フェルナンデスは後で、「アルジャジーラでの発言のコピーを読んで、イラクでの合衆国には傲慢さと愚かさがあったと言ったのは重大な間違いだったと理解した」と言って謝罪した。

A:  Fernandez later apologized, "Upon reading the transcript of my appearance on Al-Jazeera, I realized that I seriously misspoke by using the phrase 'there has been arrogance and stupidity' by the U.S. in Iraq."
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Q: 湖の氷のほとんどが厚さ最高2フィートだが、土曜日は氷点下以上まで気温が上がり、風も1時間当たり35マイルあった。

A:
The ice in most parts of the lake can be up to two feet thick, but on Saturday temperatures rose above freezing, with winds of over 35 miles per hour.
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