He was absent, as is often the case.

他缺席了，这是常有的事。

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As is often the case with sailors, he was a little too found of liquors.

他有一点爱好怀中之物，这是水手们常有的事。

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He is absent, as is often the case.

他缺席了，他经常这样。

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In fact, Harris, the Seattle lawyer who has chronicled the issue on his "China Law Blog, " speculates that "honest and legal" companies--particularly American and European ones--could be left holding the bag if Chinese exporters don't pay the tax, as he says is often the case.

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He said that it is often the case that an initial influx of donations is not followed up with the detailed work to improve overall conditions.

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Fillmore works among humans, however, and the fact that he's a duck -- as is often the case with anthropomorphic characters -- never comes up.

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