Actually it makes more sense with setting stars; they can be watched instead of trying to guess when they'll rise.

实际上，有了定位星就更有意义了；他们可以被观察，而不是试图猜测他们何时会升起。

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Whole grains such as brown bread are to be given, instead of "white" grains.

应该提供全谷物，比如黑面包，而不是“白”谷物。

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Wade was going to be paid a salary, instead of by the hour, whether he put in forty hours or not.

韦德将领月薪，而不是小时工资，无论他是否干够40个小时。

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And,it means that transgenic marmosets can be produced from breeding instead of by the lengthy process of injecting fertilized eggs.

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We are honoring instead the integrity of what they're saying without thinking about whether or not it might be true.

我们事实上反而在,尊重他们所说内容的真实性,却从未想过这到底是不是真的。

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It can be used as a publishing medium and something that you can interact with, instead of something that is a burden to receive.

它可以用作一个发行媒介,成为你可以与之互动的东西，而不再是一个负担。

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Servers often use special virtualized software allowing data from multiple companies to be stored on one server or processor (an analogy would be instead of a cabinet containing files from a single customer, it holds files from numerous clients).

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As a result, only the total mass of replacements would need to be estimated instead of a prediction of which specific components might be needed.

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What could I be doing instead of outsourcing to be more competitive?

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