Moreover, people who use their vast resources to acquire time on television do so to advocate their side of an issue.

而且人们为了要鼓吹自己的意见不惜通过各种途径来获得那宝贵的广告时间。

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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。

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This difference reflects the time lost to scheduling overhead and to idle time spent waiting to acquire locks.

这个差别反映了调度开销上的时间损失和用于等待获取锁的空闲时间。

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Any interests that the joint venture parties do not elect to acquire within that time period can then be transferred to the Company in the following 60 days.

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But starting such a company would require a lot of work, a lot of financial capital, and complex actuarial and business skills that take a long time to acquire.

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