The scale of the searches has been increased dramatically since 1992, when the US Congress voted NASA $10 million per year for ten years to conduct a thorough search for extra-terrestrial life.

自1992年，美国国会计划在未来10年里每年为美国国家航空航天局投入1,000万美元，用于彻底搜寻外星生命体以来，搜寻的规模开始大幅增长。

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Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building.

侦探对那栋大楼进行了彻底的搜查。

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After a thorough search, we determined that he must have left it at the fountain.

经过彻底的搜查，我们断定他一定是把它落在喷泉边了。

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Meanwhile, Cleveland public safety director Martin Flask said no human remains had been found at the home, after "a thorough search".

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In statements, South Africa called for a candidate from a developing country to be named as Strauss-Kahn's successor, while Brazil called for establishing criteria and conducting a thorough search.

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This is true despite the fact that prior to filing a patent application a thorough search is typically performed, looking for any publication that might block a patent from issuing, and that a patent application is only filed when chances for obtaining a patent appear good.

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