This buys time, but is akin to those debt-consolidation plans that are sold to consumers on TV.

此举赢得了时间，却无异于那些在电视上兜售的债务整合方案。

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This means they are able to determine how much time someone who buys a specific pair of pants spends in each aisle.

这意味着它们能够确定某人在每个货架通道逗留了多长时间才买下一条特殊裤子。

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This basically buys me 30 additional minutes of free time every month.

这样我大概换来了每月30分钟的空闲时间。

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This buys time, but is akin to those debt-consolidation plans that are sold to consumers on TV.

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But even in a best-case scenario, this approach only buys time.

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Most important, this approach buys much-needed time to consider the ill effects of any legislation that might be pushed through quickly and later found to have profound and devastating consequences.

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