They took a long time getting to the top, the only reward for the long years of waiting being that when they had their own newspapers, both knew what they wanted and firmly set about getting it.

他们花了很长时间才达到顶峰，多年等待的唯一回报是，当他们有了自己的报纸，他们俩都知道自己想要什么，并坚定地着手去实现它。

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He finally popped the question after three years of waiting.

等了三年之后，他终于向她求婚了。

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Thousand years of waiting, but only for a: my love is not in.

千年的等待，却只换来一句：我的爱早已不在。

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In one area was a blank canvas that had been waiting twenty-five years for the first line of paint.

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And for ordinary citizens, getting hold of even the worst rattletrap involved many years of waiting.

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Many poor residents have applied for public housing but face years of waiting.

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The frustration of 10 years of waiting for a new game boiled over and resulted in some gamers taking action.

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