The lengthy process is partly because older workers are more likely to have been laid off from industries that are downsizing, like manufacturing.

这一漫长过程的部分原因是，年龄较大的工人更有可能从诸如制造业这样的正在裁员的行业里被解雇。

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To prepare the duck, chefs go through a lengthy process.

为了制作烤鸭，厨师需要经历漫长的准备过程。

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Unfortunately, this is likely to be quite a lengthy process on an old machine.

遗憾的是，这个过程在老机器上执行时可能非常漫长。

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Julie Blaisdale, assistant director of library services, said the reforms had been a lengthy process.

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They are held there while their asylum bids are considered, which is often a lengthy process.

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Scenario planning tends to be a lengthy process that sucks up a lot of time and energy.

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