We see each other once in a long while.

我们偶尔见面。

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You haven't been home in a long while.

你已很久不在家。

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It has not been occupied in a long while.

它从没有被长期征服过。

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While human trials are still a long way off, scientists in the field are excited and encouraged by the research.

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They are trying to make sense of the tragedy that has befallen them, how a text like Joshua 23 and Joshua 24 would go a long way towards explaining their fate while retaining faith in Yahweh.

他们想要解释降临在他们身上的悲剧，章节如《约书亚书》第23和24章就花很大力气,来解释他们的命运，同时保持对耶和华的信仰。

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Rosemary Hollis, who teaches Middle East politics at City University London, says Iranian rhetoric about Britain is rooted in a long-held perception that while the United States might be more powerful, Britain is more devious.

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Either way, Oprah Winfrey will, for the first time in a long while, occupy center stage once again.

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Chrysler itself is enjoying huge sales, thanks in part to its first credible compact in a long while, the 200.

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"I thought the second period was the best we've played in a long while, " Brodeur said after his 666th win.

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