He served less than a year of a five-year prison sentence, but was permanently exiled from the sport.

他5年刑期只服了1年不到，但被永远逐出了体育界。

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The boy, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago.

这名当时无家可归的男孩，在不到一年前开始学习这种游戏。

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If you go through your white flour in less than a year, you can safely keep it on the counter in an airtight jar or canister.

如果您可以在不到一年的时间里用完您的白面粉，那您就可以放心的把它放在柜台上的密闭瓶或罐中。

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Last week's meeting in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, was the third Group of 20 summit in less than a year.

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We call an instrument of the U.S. Treasury with a maturity less than or equal to one year--we call that a bill and they used to be the only discount bonds issued by the U.S. Government.

我们把期限小于或等于一年的,国库券品种称为短期国库券,它们曾是美国政府,唯一发行的贴现债券

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They worked quickly to catch up. Less than a year later, on October first,nineteen fifty-eight, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration,or NASA, began operations.

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Less than a year later, he agreed to merge the bank with Travelers Group.

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Still, he has made the Conservatives almost electable, something unthinkable less than a year ago.

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Today- they are less than a year into the fast growing web project called Makers Row.

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