As long as the operative word is "greed," you can't count on people keeping the costs down.

只要关键词是“贪婪”，你就不能指望人们降低开销。

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This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period but then, just as your calendar begins again on January 1, another long-count period begins for the Mayan calendar.

这个日期是玛雅人长计数周期的结束，但以后，就像你的日历1月1日重新开始，玛雅历法的另一个长期计数周期也会重新开始。

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But even if you can only see the shadow, or only see a long ribbon, why wouldn't that count as seeing?

不过如果你看到一条长影或者一条长带，为什么这不可以算作是看到。

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Palm Beach County circuit-court judge Jorge Labarga ruled that dimpled chads should count as long as the board could discern the voter's intent.

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He still holds all the cards that count, so long as rumours of divisions with the army remain no more than speculation.

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So long as you can count final goods, unmeasured improvements in the supply of intermediate services will succeed in raising measured productivity.

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