Mr. Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence.

费格森先生说该囚犯为了获轻罚编造了这个故事。

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What contractors need to understand, he said, is that there are transportation, labor and equipment savings from using lighter components, and potential maintenance savings, too.

他说承包商需要了解的是：用轻质材料能节省运输、劳动力和设备费用，以及潜在的维护费。

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The new elements were made by slamming two lighter elements together in the hopes that they'd stick, Karol said.

Karol还介绍说，新元素产生的原理是用两个较轻的元素相对碰撞，以期它们可以合二为一。

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Mister Wegener said the lighter continental rock floated up through the heavier basalt rock of the ocean floor.

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Both mechanical systems are said to be lighter and faster than their electrical equivalents.

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He said the "lighter later" campaign - which recommends British Summer Time in the winter and British Summer Time plus an hour in the summer - was supported by a range of organisations including Age Concern.

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Despite low expectations on the macroeconomic environment, Reiner said the increase was still lighter than expected.

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