Too many people had too little patience for the grunt work necessary for long-term success.

太多的人都没有耐性为以后的成功去做眼下必需的苦差事。

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He says the final goal of the work is to develop a long-term plan to operate and protect the tomb for years to come.

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If things didn't work out long term, they still have a spot for me I think if I want to go back and finish my MBA it's just not that high risk when you get right down to it.

如果长期下来不行的话，他们仍然偏爱我的话，我想我可以,回来读完工管硕士，实际去做的话困难并不大。

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They offer long-term evidence that it can lead to improvements in education,work and health.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

While he was dealing with pressing matters, he found time for some long-term work.

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The concentration and juxtaposition of the lines and drawings leave little doubt that they required intensive long-term work.

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Cato did the long-term work of taking that nascent concept, vetting it, improving it, and making it a viable political issue.

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