Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat, firm and dry.

瓷砖可以固定在任何表面上，只要这些表面是平整、坚固、干燥的。

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It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories.

人们早就知道，当顾客翻阅电话簿时，AAAA 汽车公司比 Zodiac 汽车公司有很大的优势。

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Even so, everyone at McDonald \ 's must be hoping that it will be a long time before the firm faces yet another such emergency.

尽管如此，麦当劳的每个人还是应该期望公司在短期内不要再遭遇这样的紧急事件了。

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This long-time policy gave senators firm control over local federal jobs.

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Alperovich greeted the younger Powers in Moscow with a long and firm handshake at the Almaz-Antey Air Defense Company, which designed the weapon.

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Before long the firm had to fend off a takeover bid from Oberthur.

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As long as the firm is solvent, the unions may negotiate over the conditions of job cuts.

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As long as the firm's enterprise value exceeds its liabilities, it says, the firm can continue to finance itself.

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