There was no postal service and the phone system had long since disintegrated.

这里自从国家瓦解以来，就没有邮电业和电话系统。

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While there are legitimate doubts about Hughton's long-term ability to succeed, no one should underestimate his accomplishments since becoming caretaker four months ago.

有人可以合理地怀疑休顿能否胜任主帅，却没有人能低估他担任代理教练的四个月以来取得的成绩。

youdao

But she's nothing beside we - a junior branch of us, no doubt, hailing long since King Norman's day. '.

不过她同我们没法比——用不着怀疑，她只是我们家族的一个小支脉，从诺曼王时代传下来的。

youdao

No doubt that line has long since reached the ears of the otherwise-engaged Business Minister.

BBC: Location, location, location

The budget resolution held no one back for long, since Republicans increasingly use such resolutions as political propaganda rather than serious and binding constraints.

ECONOMIST: Congress and the surplus

And since there is no long-term without a succession of short-terms, how long is long-term anyway?

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