Branch -drooping could significantly retard growth vigour of Delicious apple trees, promote flower bud formation, and raise fruiting rate.

拉枝能显著抑制‘元帅’苹果幼树旺枝的生长势，促进花芽的形成，提高坐果率。

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In additon, ways to raise the efficiency of the illumination transmission are also stated in the following three aspects: photoimpact, distributed branch fibre beams and optimum optical fibre beams.

从光耦合、配置分支纤维束和优选光导纤维束三个方面论述提高光传输效率的途径。

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Obama had dropped by a Midtown Manhattan branch of the clothing chain to thank Gap Inc for its decision to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour this year and $10 an hour in 2015.

奥巴马此次购物也是为了感谢Gap集团决定提高员工最低工资这一决定，决定从今年的每小时9刀到2015年涨到每小时10刀。

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A few months later, members of Congress voted a pay raise for themselves and the executive branch of government.

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Most people in the market share the view that the government and Central Bank, which is supposed to be independent from the executive branch, did not act fast enough to raise interest rates in the fourth quarter of 2010.

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