The path is too long.

这条路太长了。

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The war did not deflect him from the path he had long ago taken.

战争没有使他改变很久之前就选择的道路。

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Political power has long been a well-trodden path to personal wealth.

政治权力是个人敛财的惯常途径。

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on a path to long-term, sustainable fiscal health. But he told reporters that achieving another objective, cutting the deficit in half as a percentage of gross domestic product within five years, would require "modifications,"

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"This conference gives us all an opportunity to reignite its path to progress by working as a team with Haiti at the helm to advance a comprehensive, long-term strategy for Haiti's growth, by coordinating hemispheric and international efforts, by targeting clear goals, by setting benchmarks to gauge our progress, and deploying our diverse skills and resources efficiently and effectively."

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However, overall success of interventions in changing the long-term path of a currency is less certain--and they only seem to work when nations coordinate their efforts--highly unlikely in this environment.

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"With the rulemaking still underway, the Qualcomm development funding is a risk-based investment, yet it is important for us to accelerate a long-term path to developing both the satellite and ground-based mobile markets, " said Cullen.

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It added that a new Scottish government would need to put together a fiscal architecture which would "set out a long-term path to sustainability".

BBC: Scotland politics