In general, the ability to gain a competitive edge — to increase speed and decrease costs — by leveraging skilled but lower-cost resources, experienced outsourcers, and overlapping time zones.

一般来说，能够利用有技能但成本较低的人力资源、有经验的外包人员，及重叠时区来获得竞争力——增加速度和减少成本。

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Network connection speed may significantly decrease.

网络连接速度将显著性的降低。

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This company wants to speed up its stock turnover and decrease its stock inventory to reduce internal cost and improve time-to-market of its products.

该公司希望加速其库存周转，降低其库存水平，从而降低内部成本和提高其产品的上市时间。

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The most persuasive evidence that Voyager 1 has crossed the termination shock is its measurement of a sudden increase in the strength of the magnetic field carried by the solar wind, combined with an inferred decrease in its speed.

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The assumptions of a 230 mph wind speed and a 1.2 psi rapid pressure decrease in about 1 second along with large and fast missiles is quite a force to design against.

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