It is literally a blessing when you not only encounter each other, know each other and go hand in hand through way after way, however long or short, sweet or bitter.

在这苍茫的人海里，不单单是遇上了，相识了，而且还携手一起走过一段，不管那段路长或短，期间的苦与甘，都是福气。

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However you got into tax debt trouble and for however short or long a time, you want out.

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During the time of your subscription (however short or long), you can rent and return a bike as many times as you want.

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If you go too far, however -- either with extreme short-term activity or long-term overtraining -- the immune system weakens.

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