These differences are exacerbated by the long time lag between when applications are filed and patents are granted.
由于专利从申请到批准，需要很长一段时间，所以目前这两家的专利数差距还会进一步拉大。
It's been a long time since these two teams faced each other in the playoffs.
这两个队已经有很长时间没在夺标决赛中相遇了。
"Hello, haven't seen you for a long time! You look fine! How is the young man?"
“你好，好长时间没见到你了！你看起来很好！那个年轻人怎么样？”
He was very earnest and thoroughgoing about it, and the affair took quite a long time.
他做事很认真，很彻底，这件事花了很长时间。
It's harmful for your eyes to stare at the computer or mobile phone screen for a long time.
长时间盯着电脑或手机屏幕对你的眼睛有害。
These circular buds have played an essential role in the Native American diet for a long time.
很长一段时间里，这些圆形的蓓蕾在美国本土的饮食上有着举足轻重的作用。
Housewarming parties get their name from the fact that a long time ago people would actually bring firewood to a new home as a gift.
乔迁派对之所以得名，是因为很久以前人们会把柴火作为礼物带到新家。
The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time.
这项计划的目的是为长期失业者提供帮助。
You will feel more buoyant and optimistic about the future than you have for a long time.
对于未来，你会比很久以来所感受到的更加快活、乐观。
It's been a long time since I heard a blackbird's song in the evening.
我已经好长时间没在晚上听到黑鹂的鸣叫声了。
There is a long time lag between when I do the work and when I get paid.
我做工作和领薪水之间相隔很长一段时间。
Shoppers began arriving long before the 10am opening time.
离上午10点开门时间还早，顾客就陆陆续续地来了。
He had decided long ago that he would put his trust in socialism when the time came.
他很久以前就已决定，他到时候将信仰社会主义。
It took him a long time to acquire the skills he needed to become a good dancer.
他花了很长时间才掌握了成为一名优秀舞蹈家所需要的技能。
They have to operate for long periods of time before the costs of development have been recovered.
在收回开发费用之前，它们必须运作很长一段时间。
There's been a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time.
很长一段时间以来，一直有关于文化文明即将死亡的警告。
In rural areas, where ambulances can take a relatively long time to arrive, the phone boxes have taken on a lifesaving role.
在农村地区，救护车要花相当长的时间才能到达，电话亭就起到了拯救生命的作用。
The explanation is that, for a long time, mentally handicapped people were not regarded as equal.
这说明，长久以来，智力障碍的人们受到了不平等的对待。
For a long time, the English were protected by the strong antibacterial agent in hops, which were added to help preserve the beer.
很长一段时间里，啤酒花中的强抗菌剂保护了英国人，这种抗菌剂被添加到啤酒中以帮助保存啤酒。
He had been working for a long time on the new game that would have the excitement of American football.
他已经为一款新游戏努力了很久，这款游戏将和美式足球一样刺激。
We protested about the changes for a long time, but in the end we had to submit.
我们对这些变动抗议了很长时间，但最终不得不屈服。
"That would take a long time to explain," said the Stork, and with these words off he went.
“这要花很长时间才能解释清楚。”鹳鸟说完就走了。
The colour will slowly disappear if the stamps are put in the light for a long time.
如果把邮票长时间放在光线下，颜色会慢慢消失。
Sensible ideas have been around for a long time, but the state-level bodies that govern the profession have been too conservative to implement them.
尽管合理建议的提出已有很长时间了，但是监管这个行业的州级机构过于保守，不愿实施。
The Aristotelian view held for a long time, but eventually, it started to crumble in the light of more data.
亚里士多德的观点持续了很长一段时间，但最终随着更多数据的出现，它开始瓦解。
The customer bargained with the shopkeeper for a long time, and finally they agreed on the price.
这位顾客和店主讨价还价了好长时间，最后终于在价格上达成了一致。
Clara spent most of her time in the study, where long rows of bookcases lined the walls.
克拉拉大部分时间都待在书房里，那墙上摆着一排排的书架。
For a long time, people thought the varnish used to coat and protect the violins was special.
很长一段时间，人们认为过去用来覆盖及保护小提琴的清漆是特殊的。
Turtles went back to the sea a very long time ago and, like all vertebrate returnees to the water, they breathe air.
海龟很久以前就回到了海里，和所有返回水中的脊椎动物一样，它们呼吸着空气。
I ran away to Kensington Gardens and lived a long long time among the fairies.
我跑到肯欣顿花园，和仙子们住了很长一段时间。
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