The proposed law aims to expand community-based services for those who want to receive long-term care at home.

VOA: special.2009.08.15

A casino does not have a risk that the law of large numbers will be repealed and a roulette table will be a long-term losing proposition or a craps table will be a long-term losing proposition.

一个赌场不会有,大数定理被替代,或者轮盘赌和,双骰赌博会是长期亏本买卖的风险。

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He points to analysis by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that calculates the proposed law would reduce farmers' incomes by about 1 percent in the short term, and about seven percent over coming decades.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12