0 a diamond (= a transparent precious stone) that has been mined (= taken out of the ground) in an area where there is war or fighting, and that is sold to get money to continue the fighting: --
The campaign to clean up gold mines echoes the opposition to "blood diamonds", sold to finance conflicts in developing nations.
A multinational conference this week may agree to a protocol that would stem the trade in "conflict diamonds"—gems used to finance rebel insurgencies in various parts of Africa.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.