People are also trying to buy time.

人们还试图购买时间。

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The oil-rich monarchs at the other end of the region have more money to buy time.

该地区另一端的富油国君主财富更多，可借以争取时间。

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And you want to fix the hole in the tank, and in the meantime, we want to buy time.

你要修复水箱上的大洞，并在此期间争取更多的手术时间。

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A Western diplomat close to the EU meeting in Harare told VOA it is clear that Mr.Mugabe is blocking full compliance with the political agreement in order to buy time to rebuild ZANU-PF, which has been weakened by internal quarrels and a loss of popular support, even in its traditional strongholds.

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spent a lot of time and effort kind of figuring out what is it that people will want to buy next week.

他花费了很多的时间和精力来研究,人们想要在下个星期买进什么。

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just exactly a year ago--saying, the best time in at least ten years to buy a house.

在电视上说，一个持续10年的买房子的好时候。

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To buy time, Miller orchestrated a massive restructuring--selling assets, issuing stock and refinancing bank debt.

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Advertisers prefer to buy time on Russian-language programmes, where they can reach much bigger audiences.

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The Budget Control Act of 2011 was intended to provide breathing space and to buy time.

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