With the exception of the two-year rule, these restrictions have now melted away.

除了需两年才能正式获得绿卡的规定外，其他所有的限制都被取消了。

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Use the two-year-rule for clothes - get rid of apparel that you haven't worn in two years.

使用两年规则——把你两年内没穿过的衣服清理掉。

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With the exception of the two-year rule, these restrictions have now melted away.

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Although just six months old and therefore ineligible under the two-year rule, Tom.com was allowed to list in March.

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The two-year rule is being used to deny relief to the very innocent spouses the law was designed to protect.

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