Seven years later, basketball became his strong wish, which led him to make an effort to master the game, regardless of his physical condition.

七年后，篮球成了他的强烈愿望，让他不顾身体状况也要努力掌握这项运动。

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But after a couple of years of effort, it became apparent the project was a gargantuan effort and would never be finished.

但花了几年的努力之后，程序员们发现他们这个项目如此庞大，以至于根本不可能完成。

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This catalog was the result of a very large community effort spanning three years and involving dozens of contributors and over 200 reviewers.

该目录是社区共同努力的结晶，其规模相当的大：经过了三年时间，涉及数十名贡献者以及超过200号的审阅者。

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Now,after years of effort by gay rights groups and others, the law will include sexual orientation.

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The visit to Damascus by U.S.envoy Mitchell is another step in what has been a cautious effort by the Obama administration to draw Syria into diplomatic engagement after years of strained relations.

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On the other hand Wal-Mart has gone through a tremendous effort over the last couple of years to integrate environmental sustainability into not only its own practices but to force this into the supply chain."

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Never mind the years of effort H-P spent -- including a controversial merger with Compaq -- becoming the world's largest PC maker.

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While the world has changed dramatically in even just the last 20 years, the value of focused effort has not.

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Although thorny details remain to be negotiated and success is far from certain, the development heralds the start of what could be the most significant effort in years toward overhauling the nation's inefficient patchwork of immigration laws.

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