The roots of the idea existed much earlier than that, though.

但这个概念的来源要比这个时间早得多。

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But we found they do make snap judgments about women much earlier than was previously thought.

但我们发现他们确实能在瞬间就对女性做出判断，远超出我们的预想。

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Coffee was certainly being cultivated in Yemen by the 15th century and probably much earlier than that.

到了15世纪，也门肯定已经栽种有咖啡，说不定时间还要更早些。

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Pregnant women and people with both HIV and Tuberculosis will receive treatment much earlier than before.

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The Greeks of the classical period always thought there was an earlier age that was much better than the age in which they lived, an age in which men were heroes.

古典时期的希腊人认为过去,有一个比他们所处年代,更好的时代,一个英雄辈出的时代

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The U.S.government estimates between 70 and 150 million liters of oil have already spilled into the Gulf, much larger than BP's earlier estimates.

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Much earlier than many had expected, people spilled out to retrieve their cars from the valet.

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The study also suggests Flame dates back to 2006, much earlier than previously thought.

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One parent recalls that his child awoke much earlier than usually for not missing the program.

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