This “patent cliff” has been estimated to be worth a staggering $200 billion over the period 2008-12.

估计从2008到2012年，这种“专利失效 ”造成的损失惊人，大约为2000亿美元。

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There is still a staggering gap—almost a third of the state’s students are black—but the improvement in Alabama was the largest in the country over that period.

虽然这与该州三分之一的学生为黑人还是有差距的，但在过去的这段时间中，阿拉巴马州已经是全国进步最快的了。

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Despite dominating the first period and out-shooting London by a staggering 25-6 Belfast could not add to their tally.

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That's up 23 percent from the last quarter of 2007, and up a staggering 112 percent from the same period a year ago.

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Smith picked up a second technical to get ejected before the period expired, and the Pacers hit the 100-point mark before eventually building a staggering lead that got as large as 39.

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