If it waits another fraction of a second, the force of gravity will overtake inertia, causing the column to break, the liquid to fall back into the bowl, and the cat's tongue to come up empty.

如果它再等上几分之一秒，重力的作用将压倒惯性而破坏液柱，液体会落回碗里，而小猫的舌头则扑了个空。

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"People don't want to buy round here because they see all these empty houses and wonder what's wrong with the area," says Ed Moore, an air force veteran who supports Mr McCain.

“人们不想在这周围买房，因为他们看着所有空荡荡的房屋，想知道此区域有何不对头，”支持麦凯恩的空军退伍军人穆尔说。

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In Spain the proportion of young women in the Labour force has now reached American levels. The glass is much nearer to being half full than half empty.

在西班牙，年轻女性占劳动力的比例已与美国相当，差不多已经大于了一半。

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Turns out they weren't so empty -- the Ear Force N11 and NLa headsets are so lightweight, we didn't even notice they were there.

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The Unoccupied Properties Act has come into force, removing the 50% rates discount for empty premises and making firms liable for 90% of the charge.

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Solar Wind Energy (which used to be called Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc.) is negotiating for a lease from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a 1, 700-acre parcel of flat, empty desert on the Mexican border, right next to an Air Force bombing range.

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