In the case of NBA players, their increase in height appears to result from the increasingly common practice of recruiting players from all over the world.

拿 NBA 球员来说，他们身高的增加似乎是由于从世界各地招募球员的做法越来越普遍。

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Only problem was the concrete hardened before he could get the post sunk to the right height. And he got paint all over himself.

问题在于，他还没来得及把支架弄到合适的高度，混凝土就凝固了，他把自己弄了一身的油漆。

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A few years ago, for instance, at the height of the boom, one LVMH brand was putting diamonds all over its watches, so that it was almost difficult to tell the time.

比如说，几年前，在经济最繁荣的时候，LVMH有一个手表品牌，表盘上儴满了钻石，几乎看不清时间。

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Manchester United keeper van der Sar had to use all his near two meter height to tip over a thunderous effort from defender Denis Kolodin from the ensuing corner.

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