After doing some online research and talking with people who'd been there, they decided to take the plunge.

他们先在网上做了一些研究，并且同身在那里的人交谈，之后他们决定冒险一试。

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If you're collecting research for a project or just doing some online comparison shopping, this can be a valuable tool.

如果你在为一个方案进行研究或者只是在线比较商品价格，这将是个有用的工具。

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I started doing all kinds of research online to familiarize myself with the outsourced content market.

我开始在网上搜索各种内容，去熟悉外包内容市场。

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On average, people are doing research online before they start the process of home looking for 8-10 months.

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But scoring the best price will be important to him, which is why he has been doing lots of research online.

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Start with things your parent has liked in the past, locate some doing your online research and offer to get tickets and arrange transportation.

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