He said he hoped that the job of putting together a coalition wouldn't take too much time.

他说他希望结成联盟这项任务不会花太长时间。

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My staff is going to get angry if I take too much time.

如果我花太多时间，我的工作人员会生气的。

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"Take time to be sure, but be sure not to take too much time." - anonymous.

花点时间来确定，但(我)确信不会花费很多时间。

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For that reason, and because the Taliban is continuing its resurgence, General Myers says President Obama should take enough time to get the strategy right, but not too much time.

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As a result, we are all stuck now with courses that are longer and more expensive to maintain than they need to be, and take too much time to play.

WSJ: Putters Should Just Be Putters

"The real problem is these campaigns cost too much money, they take too much time, and they will continue to do so until we pass campaign finance reform, " said the president.

CNN: In The Line Of Fire

We've heard for years the ridiculous argument that the presidents put the student first in student athletes, and that a playoff would take too much time and keep them from their final exams.

CNN: Big-time college football deserves a playoff