"That takes a long time to build," Mr. Ceipek said of the analytical materials that firms like LexisNexis have either bought or developed over the years. "it's very difficult to catch up."

“取得这些资料需要很长时间，”希佩克先生提及像LexisNexis这样的公司购买或经过多年开发取得的分析资料时说，“要赶上我们是非常困难的。”

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The study on the source of Chinese civilization has long been the focus of academic world. What we know in recent years are mostly build on this work of Mr. Li Ji.

关于中国文明起源的研究，一直是学术界的焦点，而近年来我们所能看到的多是建立在李济先生这本著作基础之上的。

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Anti-nuclear campaigners point out that it takes 10 years or so to build a new nuclear power station, and we haven't got that long, if we are serious about preventing climate breakdown.

反核人士指出，建一个核电站需要花费10年左右的时间。如果我们真的很严肃地想要阻止气候恶化的话没那么多时间可等。

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Ms Lestari also says that employers prefer to have domestic helpers working for them long-term and build up relationships with them lasting years, particularly if there are children involved.

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This was because the 10-15 years it would take to build a replacement would be too long to wait to save the jobs and the facility, which is regarded as crucial to the local economy.

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Ten Thousand Villages aims to build long-term relationships with its suppliers and has worked with the majority of them for 12 years or more.

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