The first-time customer had initially said he couldn't afford the purchase;

一开始，客户曾表示他买不起机器了；

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For the first time, praise outnumbers complaints on customer survey sheets.

在客户调查表中，赞美首次多过了抱怨。

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At that time I thought she was between surprised and happy, because it might be her first time to meet a customer like me.

当时我认为她是在惊讶和高兴之间，因为这可能是她第一次见到像我这样的顾客。

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The first half of 2013 will be a time when self-assessed delivery, customer and consumer communication and angel experience in quality control and supply chain operations will become key topics.

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In the Local Boy Makes Good version, fresh-startup-company Calxeda (pronounced Cal-Zayda) has a perfect launch, showing up for the first time in the public eye hand in hand with marquee-customer HP.

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First, the Web tools allow him to save money and time by spreading customer-support duties among all 30 employees.

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