Adjustment to their changing role and position in society can be painful for some old people.

对有些老年人适应他们在社会中不断变化的角色和地位可能是痛苦的。

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Losing love can be painful for anyone.

失去爱，对任何人来说都是痛苦的。

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Maximum response time was over 27 seconds, which could be painful for any users who have to wait that long.

最大的响应时间超过了27秒，这对于那些不得不等待很长时间的用户来说，可能是痛苦的经历。

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Reform would be painful for the finance ministry, revealing years of mismanagement and concealed losses.

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Like any detox program, breaking the cycle of Medicaid dependency could be painful for a while.

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This might be the least worst option, but it would be painful for eurozone taxpayers and banks.

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