The clock starts running on a patent when it is filed, so the longer something can be kept under wraps before that happens, the better for the bottom line.

当一项专利提交时，时钟就开始马不停蹄地绕着它转，所以一些事情在出事前保密得越久，那么对净利润就越有利。

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Six seconds drained off the clock before, at last, he meandered across the goal line to score the winning touchdown.

最后在比赛结束前6秒时刻，他左右摇晃曲折前进来到得分线并触地得分。

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With the clock ticking, the Colts began from their own 14-yard line.

计时器上的时间一直在走，小马队从己方底线14码处开球。

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Her official race photos show her beneath a finish line clock that reads 4:09:29.

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Mr. SAMUEL STATLAND (Polling volunteer): If you're in line at 8 o'clock and are identified as being in line at 8 o'clock, you will vote on the touch screen machines.

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One employee, Silvia Hernandez, recounted how she was finishing up her workday at another building and standing in line to clock out when she heard a blast.

CNN: February 1, 2013 -- Updated 1937 GMT (0337 HKT)