The delegates recognized that East Asiacooperation has made great progress although it started not long time ago.

与会学者一致认为，东亚合作进程虽开始较晚，但已取得较大进展。

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We are not long-time friends, with tales from the past well known. Therefore novelty will be well received, at least for a while.

我们不是多年的老朋友，所以相互之间还有故事可讲，至少在一段时间里。

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For the best results, carrots should be grown in sandy soil that does not hold water for a long time.

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Even there, a horse is not really a rigid body, unless it's been dead for a long time.

马甚至都不是真正的刚体,除非是死了很长时间了

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

For a long time MIT has not had a laboratory associated with large courses.

麻省理工很长一段时间以来,都没有为大课设置实验室。

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"Ten years is not a long time from the standpoint of fiction, " she says.

BBC: Is there a novel that defines the 9/11 decade?

Eight years is not a long time.

NPR: McCain Wins South Carolina's Kingmaking Contest

Her hair had been cut like a boy's, but it had not been cut for a long time and was now not even parted.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The Member of the Wedding'