The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences but they would certainly cost the taxpayers much money.
死刑的替代选择是较长的刑期，但这肯定会耗费纳税人很多钱。
But in the long run, too much specialization doesn't pay off. Business, which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic stamp of approval.
但从长远来看，过多的专业化并不会带来回报。商业界已经有了大量的工商管理学硕士（MBA），他们不再将学位视为一种能自动认可的标志。
I'm always thinking about it—but we couldn't go on like this much longer.
我一直在想这件事——但是我们不能再这样下去了。
The winner of a triathlon usually completes it in about nine hours but the Hoyts take much longer time.
铁人三项的获胜者通常需要在约9个小时内完成比赛，但霍伊特父子需要的时间远长于此。
But the list could be much longer.
但是名单可能远不止这么长。
There were green turtles in our seas e ons before dinosaurs tramped the Earth; they survived the last ice age; but they may not be with us much longer.
恐龙在地球上出现之前绿海龟于就已在古生代出现；在最后一个冰河 时期绿海龟也幸存下来；但它们与我们在一起的日子可能不多了。
But I felt like I had much more downtime, and the vacation seemed longer to me as well.
而我却有很多额外的时间，所以对我来说，这甚至是一个悠长的假期。
But we must go further. 2015 is only a staging post on a much longer journey.
但是我们必须更上一层楼，2015年只是漫长旅程中的一站。
But Mr Barbour will not be governor much longer.
但是，巴伯先生当州长的时间不会太长了。
But we will not be able to do it much longer.
但是我们不能再这么干了。
But perhaps not for much longer.
但或许这延续不了多久。
But not perhaps for much longer.
但他们可能撑不了多久了。
Not by much, but enough that he could no longer be called young.
虽然不是太多，但也绝对不能再称之为年轻了。
Deprecated.This stage describes a service which is still active, but won't be for much longer.
已弃用。此阶段描述仍然处于活动状态但不会再存在很长时间的服务。
John has enjoyed being in Shanghai, but he may not be there much longer.
约翰非常喜欢待在上海，但是他可能不久就要离开了。
It's different in other countries; in Europe, they've had universal banking, which allowed Banks to offer insurance for a much longer time but in the U.S..
这与其他国家是不同的，在欧洲，那里有综合银行，它们提供保险服务已经有很长一段时日了，但是在美国。
But in the longer term they are eyeing a much bigger opportunity: the 98% of Indians who have never flown.
不过眼下他们正将长期目光锁定在一个更大的机遇上：98%的印度人还从未乘过飞机。
Sharp reckons this will enable it to produce cells that are the same size as the lithium-ion batteries used in mobile devices, but which can run those devices for much longer.
夏普认为这将使它能够生产在移动设备中使用的锂离子电池那样大小的燃料电池，但是其续航时间要长得多。
It wouldn't have taken quite the effort of the first time around, but it would have made writing that article a much longer process.
也许再去学那些词不会像第一次那么费劲，但是写完这篇文章恐怕也会花上很长一段时间。
This is just about feasible at the moment, when centenarians are still comparatively rare, but it will not be the case for much longer.
这种方式在当时是可行的，因为那时候的百岁老人还比较罕见，不过在更远的未来就没这回事了。
But will Bulgarian tolerance last if funds remain frozen much longer or if other bits of EU funding have to be frozen in the future?
然而若是这笔资金继续处于冻结状态，或是欧盟今后冻结更多的款项，保加利亚人的忍耐还能持续多久？
But not, perhaps, for much longer—for crabs are on the march.
然而，好日子可能不会长久了——因为蟹的入侵。
But the people on the street no longer take much notice.
但是街上的人们已经不太在意他的话了。
They would offer the benefits of OLED technology, including deep blacks and low power consumption, but with a much longer lifetime, says Mr Hartlove.
它能够提供有机发光二极管的优点，包括深层黑色与低能源消耗，但其使用寿命会长得多，哈特洛夫先生讲道。
Pills will not put an end to the epidemic, but they keep people with HIV alive much longer and patients become less infectious to others.
药物固然不能阻止艾滋病的猖獗肆虐，但却能让艾滋病毒携带者活得更长一些，更不易传染他人。
Like all good things, it has taken time, but fortunately, the wait shouldn't be too much longer.
像所有的好东西一样，变化需要时间，但幸运的是，等待不需太久了。
But not much longer do I then stand: I already lie.
可是我没坚持多久：我已经躺下。
But maybe not for much longer.
但也许这种现状不会存在太久了。
But maybe not for much longer.
但也许这种现状不会存在太久了。
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