The researchers used a national long-term survey of adolescent health to investigate the relationship between media use and depression.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

Obviously, what predicts a long-term relationship are probably things less superficial than looks, or at least other things in addition to looks.

很显然，，能预测长期恋情的因素,可能没有长相因素那么肤浅，起码除了长相，还有其他因素。

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As a result, people invest in banks -the stock of banks -because they understand that these people have a long-term relationship with business and they are immune from the adverse selection.

结果呢,人们就会投资于银行,即购买银行的股票,因为他们知道,银行家和企业界保持着长期的关系,他们可以免受逆向选择之害

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He calls U.S.determination to stay in Afghanistan and to continue building its relationship with Pakistan a "long term..

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

In fact, they are in practice long-term because you have a relationship with your banker and you play golf with your banker and your banker understands that you have a business -he's your friend, let's hope.

实质上这些借贷款就是长期的,因为你与银行从业者有着千丝万缕的联系,你和他一起打高尔夫,而且他知道你在做生意...,他是你的朋友,希望如此

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