Methods like COCOMO and SLIM begin to shine, while expertise-based techniques gradually become less useful.

类似于COCOMO和SLIM这样的方法开始放出光芒，而基于专家经验的技术则逐渐失去作用。

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Tall, slim, handsome: his eyes shine happily behind the glass circles of his spectacles.

NEWYORKER: See the Other Side

Well, thank goodness ET is here to shine the spotlight on the hitherto unknown and unfair social practice of slim, pretty women getting more attention from men than fat ones.

FORBES: Stop With The Stupid Fat Suit Experiments, Please