A spokesman said this firmaction had defused a very nasty situation.
一位发言人说，这次果断的行动已经缓解了僵局。
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In 1934, with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act), an increasingly concerned nation took firmaction to stop the destruction of migratory waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival.