The idea of a genomics X prize is not new. It has been around since 2006.
设立基因组学X奖这个主意也并不新鲜了，大约在2006年已有人提出。
Q | If it has been around for so long, why is it coming so late to US and Europe?
那为什么对于美国和欧洲这点来的好像有点慢？
For a planet to be truly Earthlike, how long it has been around might be one of its most important features.
对于一个真正的类地行星来说，它存在了多久也许是最关键的特征之一。
The Monofilament fishing line is the most popular of the four since it has been around for a very long time.
捕鱼的单线是最受欢迎的，因为它已经有四个了很久。
In fact, it has been around for a number of years, but it is only now beginning to have a real impact on games.
事实上，它已经有好几年的历史，但目前才刚开始对游戏产生真正的影响。
It has been around for a little more than 10 years but it was in a fairly stagnant state for much of that time.
它拥有超过10年的历史，然而大多数时间还是处于停滞不前的状态。
The reality is that it has been around for as long as male foetuses missed out on their suffi - cient share of male hormones.
事实是，只要男性胎儿错失足够份量的雄性激素，这种现象就会一直存在。
Carrier is the worldwide leading provider for air-conditioning equipments and it has been around in the China market for 18 years.
开利公司是世界上最大的暖通空调设备的供应商，它进入中国市场已经有18年历史。
It has been around for a while now but is often misunderstood or thought of as the "bells and whistles" that you'll get to if time permits.
它存在的时间已经很长了，但经常被误认为是“无关紧要的装饰物”，只有在时间允许时方可尝试一用。
Not only does it appear in nature much more frequently than previously acknowledged, but it has been around much longer than anyone had suspected.
它不止是生物界中比以往更经常出现，同时它出现时间比人类预想的要早许多。
Server virtualization is nothing new. After all, it has been around as long as the mainframe, and at this point just about every organization is using it.
服务器虚拟化并不是什么新鲜的，毕竟，它遍布大型机，从这一点来说几乎每个组织都在使用它。
It must have been a custard tart early on, and it has spread around the world.
肯定是很早就有奶油蛋挞，然后在世界各地广为流传。
It is reported that the cost of living has been rising around the world in recent years.
据报道，近年来世界各地的生活成本一直在上升。
The idea has been around for some time, but it proved difficult to make it work properly.
这个想法能够避免一段时间不发生问题，但已经被证实它并不能够切实有效地发挥作用。
RIM has been stunningly successful, but even it has only around 3m users, mostly itinerant corporate executives.
然而即使其仅有300万用户，且其中大多为飞来飞去的企业经理，RIM已经是极其成功了。
RSS has been around since the late 1990s, but it has been one of the key aspects of the success of Web 2.0 services.
世纪90年代后期RSS就已经出现了，它是Web 2.0服务成功的关键因素之一。
Because once you start noticing organisms, once you have a name for particular beasts, birds and flowers, you can't help seeing life and the order in it, just where it has always been, all around you.
因为一旦你开始注意生物，你对特殊野兽、鸟类和花朵都有它们的名字，你就不由自主地观察生命并且命名它，就像它本来在的地方，我们身边。
Over the years I have seen trends in the component world that put more focus on the components than the channels (and thus the events) between them. Other times it has been the other way around.
过去的年月里，在组件世界里，我曾经看到过，相对于通道(也有事件)，人们更看重组件的趋势，有些是否又是相反的。
Twenty-five years old: Dad knows about it, but then he should, because he has been around so long.
当我二十五岁的时候：爸爸对此了解，但是这是他应该了解的，因为他已经经历了这么多。
The idea of doing this has been around for years, but it has proved difficult in practice because the capsules used were too big.
这种构想已经现世好几年了，但是由于过去所使用的胶囊太大，在实践中应用起来难度很大。
Alcoholism has been around for centuries, yet no one has discovered an easy way to prevent it.
酗酒这个问题已经存在几百年了，但是至今为止，人们还未找到一种能够轻松阻止它的方式。
Galileo got it wrong. The earth does not revolve around the sun. It revolves around you and has been doing so for decades.
伽利略错了，地球并不是围绕着太阳转的，它是围绕这你转的，并且几十年来一直如此。
RMI has been around a lot longer, which means it has fewer bugs, has had more time to mature, and has gained general acceptance in programming communities.
RMI已有很长一段时间，这意味着它有较少的错误，有更多的时间成熟，并且在编程社区中，大家普遍接受rmi。
Worse, the impetus for many of them has not been profit-seeking by those who want to turn around failing farms. Rather, it has been alarm at rising food prices and export bans.
更糟的是，对于很多土地交易而言，推动力不是希望农场扭亏为盈者的盈利，而是对于粮食涨价和出口限制的恐慌。
Who can say how long the coupon book has been around, but it needs an upgrade.
谁能说出多少时间的赠券书已经存在，但它需要升级。
That's a model that has been around for a long time and, like any model, it has its strengths and weaknesses.
这是一种盛行已久的模式，它和任何模式一样有优点，也有美中不足之处。
It has been holding workshops for software developers around the world to encourage programs for its products.
三星一直举办面向全球软件开发商的讨论会，鼓励后者为三星产品开发软件。
Thought powered computers have been around for a while, however this is the first time it has been adapted for mobile phones.
尽管利用人大脑产生的脑电波操控电脑的技术已经出现一段时间了，但将这项技术应用到手机上，尚属首次。
Thought powered computers have been around for a while, however this is the first time it has been adapted for mobile phones.
尽管利用人大脑产生的脑电波操控电脑的技术已经出现一段时间了，但将这项技术应用到手机上，尚属首次。
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