Yes, there are flashes in the pan, but they are gone as quickly as they sparkle.

是的，也许有昙花一现，但是它闪光之后很快就会消逝。

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Ford and GM have not yet gone as far, but they are scaling back leasing in an effort to reduce future liabilities.

目前福特和通用汽车还不像克莱斯勒这么激进，但他们同样在减少汽车租借量，以削减未来债务。

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Diabetes monitors and pacemakers have improved dramatically in the past 20 years and have fallen in price-but costs have gone up because they are now being used by more patients.

在过去的20年里，糖尿病监控器和心脏起搏器极大地改进，同时价格也有所下降- - - - -但是因为他们被用在更多的病人上所以成本增长。

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An organization donated and 25 bottles of water, but they are gone. ...

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"There were bluefin tuna in the good old days in Brazil but those stocks were fished out and they are gone."

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But all that is left of his livestock now are 25 goats and when they are gone, Ahmed says he does not know what he will do.

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"Some of the professors are still around and some are gone but they all know I was in class and did my work, " Jordan said.

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But in a very real sense they are gone.

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Some changes have just gone through parliament, but they are extraordinarily timid.

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