"For too long,for a decade or more, there has been a cozy relationship between the oil companies and the federal agency that permits them to drill."

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

And too many companies can actually hang on for almost too long with too much money because there has been so much money funding these ideas.

而太多公司吊死在投资这棵树上了,浪费了大量时间和金钱,因为投入的金钱实在是过于多了。

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"Nothing can bring back those loved ones,". "But they deserve the opportunity to see the alleged plotters of those attacks held accountable in open court,an opportunity that has too long been delayed."

VOA: standard.2009.11.25