Unlike school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term resting.

与学校的朋友们不同，16岁的萨拉没有在期中休息。

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I feel I've failed my children by not spending more time with them.

我没能多花些时间陪伴孩子，我觉得让他们失望了。

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I want to make sure that older adults are still able to enjoy their old age, and that they are not spending time in hospital with infection.

我想确保老年人们仍然能够安享晚年，不会因为感染而住院。

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"It focuses on helping small businesses create jobs, not spending more taxpayer dollars to expand government."

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A mule is not spending 1/2 of its time as a donkey, and 1/2 of its time as a horse, we don't see it flickering back and forth between the two, that's not what we see.

骡子并不是一半的时间是驴，另一半的时间是马，我们不会看到它在两者之间来回变化，这不是我们所看到的情况。

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but we need a sense of growth, not just spending to keep us out of depression essentially

但是我们需要有增长意识，不能只是通过花钱来让我们免于陷入危机。

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We're not spending enough on computer security, they say, and the consequences could be devastating.

FORBES: The Next Threat

But not spending time on user research and analysis is a critical mistake .

FORBES: The Digital Advantage: User-Centric Design

There are also claims that some HIV prevention charities are not spending their money effectively.

BBC: London HIV services cut as infections rise