The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds.

这个项目因缺少资金耽搁了好几年。

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The line went only as far as Fire Island, New York, before the project was abandoned.

在这一计划遭到放弃之前，这条电报线只架设到了纽约的火岛。

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Having a boss threaten to fire you is motivation - you'll likely work harder to complete a project with that kind of pressure.

如果你老板给你加压，要是你做不完一个项目，就炒你鱿鱼，这是一种动机——你一定会更加努力去做。

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Amazon has also been rumored to be building warehouses near urban centers to launch its own same-day delivery, but Ebay may have just lit a fire under that project.

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They are the work of Jean Verame, a Belgian artist who enlisted the help of the fire brigade for his project in 1984.

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a report that a long-stalled shoreline sand-replenishment project covering the coast from Fire Island to Montauk Point was eligible for full federal funding, though the project hasn't received final authorization.

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