Although rapid economic growth would ( as becker has emphasized in previous posts ) make the debt manageable , we may very well be facing a longish period of below-average economic growth as a result of persistent high unemployment , economic uncertainty , and anti-growth public policies such as encouraging unionism .
Oh no , not as long as that , erm , sort of longish , erm quite straight .
啊,不是,没有那么长,呃,有点儿长,比较直。
With its longish shape and thick top , it makes the perfect carrot as if it 's waiting right smack in the middle of the ocean for a giant marine rabbit to gobble it up !