But it wasn't that long ago that people never would have thought such a lofty goal was even possible.

但不久之前，人们根本没有想过这样一个崇高目标是可能的。

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It wasn't that long ago that the study of consciousness was considered to be too abstract, too subjective or too difficult to study scientifically.

还在不久以前，意识还被认为太抽象、太主观或者太艰深以致不能科学地进行研究。

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It's a symbolic shift, because it wasn't so long ago that it was Russian engineers who toiled away to lay rails across the steppes of Central Asia.

这是一个具有象征意义的转变，因为就在不那么久以前，在中亚大草原上辛勤铺设铁路的，还是俄罗斯的工程技术人员。

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After all, it wasn't that long ago that Mr King had to write a public letter explaining an inflationary overshoot.

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It wasn't that long ago that these great musicians that you celebrate today were sitting in your seats, standing in your shoes.

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Which for anyone who has followed Lloyd's, even in a cursory way, over the past 30 years, is quite remarkable - given that it wasn't all that long ago that this market was crippled by its own greed and recklessness.

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