She was introduced to society only a short time ago.

一会前，她被介绍进了社交圈。

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However, the study and analysis on poverty in China is not as well done as expected, and no attention had been paid to the measurement of poverty only a short time ago.

但目前国内对于贫困问题的理论探讨和分析不尽如人意，特别是贫困度量问题的研究还只是刚刚起步。

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Nowadays people take it for granted that their homes have running water, but only a short time ago almost everyone had to carry water from a well or a stream to their home.

如今人们理所固然地以为家里总是有自来水的，然而就在不长前，险些每一人都是从井里或小溪里向家里提水。

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Only a short time ago most would have ruled out any link between pay and appraisal.

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Along with seeming volatility and controversy, the long-term outcome likely will be an Israel defined by prosperity thought unimaginable only a short time ago.

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That may seem like only a short time ago, but an incoming technological explosion of nuclear proportions isn't so far-fetched when you consider everything that's changed just between then and now.

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