This resort has long been expected, but until now plans have been largely secret.

人们很早就期盼着这座公园，然而直到现在大部分计划还是秘密。

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Preliminary moves have been made towards finding a site in Cumbria but there's a powerful local resistance to such schemes, and no long-term solution is expected before 2040.

在坎布里亚找到一块地方储存核垃圾的初步行动虽已付诸实施，但是当地对这项方案出现强烈的抵制，不指望在2040年以前能有长远的解决办法了。

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Acquisitions, however, also have long been expected to be part of her strategy.

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Acquisitions, however, have long been expected to be part of Ms. Mayer's strategy.

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Women have long been expected to be bearers of morality and to be more interested in the needs of others than their own.

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