The 60-vote advantage is also important because it will make it far more difficult for Republicans to block passage of bills through a filibuster, in which senators tie up the floor in long speeches to prevent a vote.

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He wore an old double-breasted suit, frayed gray shirt, wide tie, no hat "I left her so long ago I don't remember.

他穿着一件双排扣的旧大衣，一件散口的灰衬衫，和一条宽领带，没有戴帽子，“我很早以前就离开了她。

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He was wearing no tie, long before it was fashionable not to wear a tie.

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Tie a long string with loud reindeer bells and drape it over the house.

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The private banks cannot meet the demand for long-term loans because they cannot raise enough long-term capital, for two main reasons: first, Brazilians are reluctant to tie themselves into long-term investments because of the recent memory of rampant inflation.

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