Usage examples of "tinderbox" in English with translation to Russian

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I have a tinderbox somewhere. У меня тут где-то огниво.

So I think after several generations, and here is the idea, we really have a tinderbox. Я думаю, что после нескольких поколений мы будем сидеть на настоящей пороховой бочке.

China, with its systemic importance, was the match that ignited a tinderbox of regional and local uncertainty. Китай, с его системной значимостью, был спичкой, которая подожгла пороховую бочку региональной и местной неопределенности.

The Northern Caucasus and its vicinity already is a tinderbox; acquiring more territory with disaffected Muslims would undoubtedly yield further security challenges. Северный Кавказ и его окрестности уже являются пороховой бочкой; присоединение дополнительных территорий с недовольными мусульманами, несомненно, приведет к дополнительным проблемам безопасности.

The Middle East is a tinderbox, with some key players on all sides waiting for every opportunity to destroy their enemies with bullets, bombs and missiles. Ближний Восток - это пороховая бочка: некоторые ключевые игроки с каждой из сторон ждут любой возможности, чтобы уничтожить своих противников пулями, бомбами и ракетами.

But the biggest risks posed by unilateral recognition of Kosovo's independence are in the South Caucasus, a region that abuts the tinderbox of today's Middle East. Но самые крупные риски, появляющиеся из-за одностороннего признания независимости Косова возникают на Южном Кавказе, регионе, который граничит с сегодняшней "пороховницей" Ближнего Востока.

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