His life was saved by a quarter-inch-thick bullet-proof vest.

他被0.25英寸厚的防弹背心救了一命。

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The first cable will likely be a quarter-inch thick, with the elevator capable of lifting 20 tonnes at a time, launching once per day.

首根缆绳可能是四分之一英寸粗，装配的太空电梯一次能运送20吨的重量，每天运行一趟。

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The slurry gushed with such force it buckled a quarter-inch thick metal plate and would have trapped Mr Whipps, the inquest was told.

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First, the instructions were precise about the ingredients and the objectives (the steak slices were to be a quarter of an inch thick, the presentation just so), but not about how to get there.

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Next to that stack was a single, quarter-inch thick manual.

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