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In this task, you are given a sentence in English and your task is to translate it into Spanish. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).
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We need to have a long memory when we say: " for once we are united, at last as far as port charges and requirements are concerned, and will not play one off against the other in the European Union."
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Necesitamos un buen planteamiento para poder decir: estamos de acuerdo en lo que se refiere a los derechos portuarios y a las condiciones que se impondrán en los puertos, y en la Unión Europea no vamos a contraponer lo uno a lo otro.


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Competition is a war which has major concerns fighting each other, which constantly takes the form of layoffs, factory closures, not to mention extensive waste of production capacity.
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La competencia, es decir, la guerra que libran las grandes empresas entre sí, se traduce siempre en despidos, en cierres de empresas, por no hablar de los enormes despilfarros a nivel de la utilización de las capacidades de producción.


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I thank you for giving me the opportunity to take part in this debate.
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Yo le agradezco que me haya concedido la oportunidad de participar en este debate.