These differences are exacerbated by the long time lag between when applications are filed and patents are granted.

由于专利从申请到批准，需要很长一段时间，所以目前这两家的专利数差距还会进一步拉大。

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During the long time before fortune knocked at their gate, they always adhered to their pace and beliefs.

在幸运敲门前的漫长时间里，他们一直在坚守着自己的节奏和原则。

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Owing to the long time communication among these nationalities, a new phase of amalgamation appeared in this area.

由于长期而密切的族际交往，该地区出现了民族融合的新局面。

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The song is about leaving the big city for the countryside, going home again after a long time away.

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And the Aristotelian view held for a long time, but eventually it started to crumble in the light of more data.

而亚里士多德的观点在很长时间里得到了认同，但最终还是崩溃了,在越来越多的数据面前。

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Let's say you are in an office, that's say, the doctor's office, and you're waiting a really long time.

假设你在一个医生的办公室等了很久。

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Before this year's race, Zirkle noted the long time that had passed since a woman won.

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The decision on a new manager will come from Ricardo Teixeira, the long time president of the Brazilian Confederation.

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Leading that charge and the resulting entertainment behemoth is Steve Burke, the long time no. 2 at the Philadelphia-based cable company.

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