And they had to defend a line almost sixty kilometers long, from Richmond to the city of Petersburg.

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Said a different way, in the case of the straight-line programs, how long would it take to run a program?

换种说法，在直线式程序里面，运行一个程序要多长时间？

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If I have Avogadro number of these things in a long line, you can bet it is going to be a solid.

如果在一条直线上,这些东西有阿伏伽德罗常数那么多，你肯定会说它是固体。

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But now in its third year of ownership by Geely of China, the surviving Scandinavian auto brand is counting on a new marketing campaign and more confident positioning to spark an American revival in the short term while waiting for a fresher, broader product line to provide long-term prosperity.

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Worse, customers have to stay on line for long time to talk with someone with the old company to disconnect their services: and even longer time waiting for the cable man to show up and switch their services.

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We'll all find out in real time if he decides to lead on this issue or just be the latest in a long line to kick the can further down the road.

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