Moves to cut carbon emissions in line with international targets have come under renewed strain since the nuclear crisis in Japan led some countries to shelve plans to use the technology.

减少碳气体排放以达到国际排放目标的行动最近陷入了僵局，原因是日本发生的核危机导致一些国家搁置利用核技术的计划。

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'(it) appeals to anyone who has queued for hours outside a crowded restaurant: it eliminates the tedium and physical strain of standing in line,' it added.

它还补充道：“对于要在人气火爆的餐馆外等待好几个小时的消费者来说，这项发明充满了吸引力：人们可以和久站排队的乏味和身体酸痛说再见了。”

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The initial portion of the stress-strain diagram for most materials used in engineering structures is a straight line.

在工程结构中使用的大部分材料最初的应力应变图是直线型的。

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With hundreds of new pictures added to the more popular newsgroups daily, each taking as much as a minute to download, the need for one-line image descriptions puts even the most inventive caption-writers under strain.

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