I read an article that recommended tying up your dog outside in front of your house on Halloween night to keep pranksters away.

我读过一篇文章说在万圣节之夜把你的狗狗绑到屋子外面来防止他人的恶作剧。

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Most other countries thought this would only complicate matters, particularly if it means tying up Greek assets due for privatisation.

大多数其他国家想这么做只能将事件复杂化，尤其如果它意味着为了预期的私有化而捆绑希腊资产。

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Asynchronous processing allows more time for each event without tying up the requesting thread.

异步处理允许在每个事件上花更多的时间，而无需占用请求线程。

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Aetna is famously heavy-handed with physicians, tying them up in restrictive contracts, and has been cited recently in a number of class-action suits by patients.

ECONOMIST: American insurance

At the same time, farming was hugely labor-intensive, tying up almost half the American workforce.

NEWYORKER: Testing, Testing

Vigo's chief executive, Mario Trujillo, blames Western Union's heavy-handed tactic of tying up its agents.

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