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Offshore drilling platforms extend the search for oil to the ocean's continental shelves—those gently sloping submarine regions at the edges of the continents.

海底钻井平台将寻找石油的区域延伸到了海洋大陆架——大陆边缘那些平缓倾斜的海底区域。

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It leads the discussion to extremes at the outset: it invites you to think that animals should be treated either with the consideration humans extend to other humans, or with no consideration at a1l.

这种说法从一开始就将讨论引向两个极端，它使人们认为应这样对待动物：要么像对人类自身一样关切体谅，要么完全冷漠无情。

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(Applause) The 10-year package, estimated at $940 billion, is meant to extend health insurance to 32 million uninsured Americans.

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Critics say the similarities between the two leaders also extend to their close relations with the United States and unpopular policies at home.

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At the heart of the controversy were changes to marriage laws, including articles that set the legal minimum age for marriage at 18, recognize only civil marriages, allow joint property ownership, expand parental rights, and extend inheritance rights to girls.

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The following day, Culver and the governors of 11 other Midwestern states sent a letter to leaders of both parties of Congress, urging them to at least extend the production tax credit for wind energy.

FORBES: Mr. Culver Goes To Washington

Previous research has demonstrated a link between sadness and an increased willingness to spend, but Jennifer Lerner and her colleagues at Harvard extend the investigating to evaluate the quality of the financial decisions we make when down in the dumps.

FORBES: Harvard Researchers Prove Feeling Sad Makes Us Stupid With Money

Now organizations can spend money to purchase these smartphones and have docking stations at desks that extend them to monitors and keyboards.

FORBES: Citrix And The Atrix