In retrospect, the actual moments spent together pale to our time apart, but some things are best measured by quality rather than quantity.

回想起来，在那里一起消磨的工夫和我们各自的时光相比微不足道，但有些事情是以质量而非数量来衡量的。

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But as the components used to make these chips become smaller, with widths measured in dozens rather than hundreds of nanometers, they become increasingly more difficult to assemble.

但是随着用来制成这些芯片的元件变越来越小，宽度从几百纳米变成几十纳米，组装他们变得更加困难。

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But I must say, in view of the magnitude of our two economies, the level of our cooperation is still rather low whether measured by scale or quality.

但我必须说，相对于两国的经济规模，无论是在规模或数量上，我们之间的合作水平还比较低。

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The organization was not measured by structures, but rather driven by continuous innovation to keep our competitors honest.

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Similarly, the value of civilian-owned guns should not be measured by the number of dead intruders, but rather by crimes prevented and lives saved.

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Commanders argue that maintaining certain capabilities, like the state of the art combat hospital at Camp Bastion or the helicopter force leaves them no option but to maintain a garrison that will be measured in the thousands rather than hundreds until very near the end.

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