The distribution of these colo-nies was aggregated and the intra-colony distribution was at random.

个体群的分布是聚集的，群内的分布是随机的。

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Intelligence experts consulted for this story confirm that it's not unheard of for NIEs to be several months in the making.

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China's economy is now bigger than Japan's, but less noticed is the fact that Asia's so-called newly industrialised economies (NIEs) are, one by one, becoming richer than Japan.

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"Some NIEs were put on the boards and there was no urgency associated with the delivery of the NIE, and they could string out for as long as this one has, " White said.

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