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the murder of stangerson was an incident which was entirely unexpected, but which could hardly in any case have been prevented.
el asesinato de stangerson nos cogió enteramente por sorpresa, mas en ningún caso hubiésemos podido impedirlo.

his intention had been to be absent a year at the most, but a combination of unforeseen circumstances prevented his leaving the mines for nearly five.
no entraba en sus propósitos estar ausente arriba de un año, mas una combinación de circunstancias imprevistas le retuvo en las minas cerca de cinco.

again i had an opportunity of asking him a point blank question, and again my delicacy prevented me from forcing another man to confide in me.
¡qué mejor momento para interrogarle a quemarropa! sin embargo, me vi siempre sujeto por el recato de no querer forzar la confidencia ajena.

<< 11.4 the committee notes that, in the present case, the state party itself have conceded that there was a risk of ill-treatment that - without more - would have prevented the human rights obligations (see supra, at par. 3.6).
"11.4 el comité observa en el presente caso que el propio estado parte ha admitido la existencia de un riesgo de maltrato que, sin más, habría impedido la expulsión del autor de conformidad con sus obligaciones internacionales en materia de derechos humanos (véase párr. 3.6 supra).