Only a few big hurricanes have ever hit New York City. The last of them was hurricane Gloria in 1985, which caused substantial damage on Long Island.

纽约市所遭受的强飓风袭击并不多见，但次次骇人。最近的一次便是1985年的格洛丽亚飓风，它肆虐长岛，带来了巨大的破坏。

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They propose that deficiency-love is substantial for as long as our needs are stable, but as we evolve and grow, our needs change.

作者认为：只要我们需求稳定，“匮乏之爱”会很牢固，然而，我们会成长，需求会变化。

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The orbiter was commissioned to search for evidence that water persisted on the surface of Mars for a substantial period of time - long enough to provide a habitat for life.

这颗轨道飞行器的任务是在火星表面寻找水的证据，而且水量必须足以为生命栖息地维持相当长一段时间。

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Someone might also say, you know a little inequality, even a substantial inequality, is not so bad as long as nobody is really suffering.

有些人也可能会说，微小的贫富差距，甚至显著的贫富差距存在，只要没人觉得痛苦就行了。

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Independent pathologist Dr Martin Goddard said Mrs Shinwell had "a long and substantial medical history" including kidney disease, diabetes, agoraphobia and heart problems.

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And unless we do that, we will continue to face a very substantial long-term fiscal gap.

WHITEHOUSE: Detailing the FY2011 Budget

These businesses have substantial long-term growth prospects worldwide and are core to the future of Kodak.

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