It has taken a very long time, cost a great amount of treasure, and no small number of public health workers lives.

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But it took a long time, and cost many lives.

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Butanol as a fuel has been around a long time, but the cost to produce it was never competitive with gasoline.

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Of course, if your aim is to dollar-cost average your share purchases over a long period of time, this is not a factor.

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It is now clear that the prices of materials and the cost of living will both be going up for a long time throughout the world.

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But the cost of the years of conflict will be paid for a long time yet, not least in terms of lawlessness, social disruption and lost education.

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But it has been well known for a long time that the rate didn't really cover all of the cost of operating the typical vehicle, especially a new, expensive one with higher first- and even second-year depreciation.

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This may be a start, but it will be a long time before patients will truly be able to figure out how much things in health care really cost.

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