An increasing number of scientists are beginning to explore the alternative of geo-engineering—a term which generally refers to the intentional large-scale manipulation of the environment.

越来越多的科学家开始探索地球工程的替代方案，这通常指的是有意的对环境进行大规模操纵。

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A price promotion does not increase the number of long-term customers of a brand, as it attracts virtually no new customers in the first place.

价格促销并不会增加一个品牌的长期顾客数量，因为它根本就没有吸引到新的顾客。

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The begin and end attributes denote the beginning and end of the matching term by means of number of characters.

开始和结束属性表示按照字符数匹配的术语的开始和结束部分。

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He says there are a number of simple, low-cost interventions that can improve the chances of a full-term birth.

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Dilution occurs--the term specifically refers to changes in a number of shares that affect, adversely, existing shareholders.

摊薄特指的是,股票数量受到影响,不利于已持股的股东

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Today the term "political science" stands for one among a number of different disciplines that we call collectively the social sciences.

今日，政治科学“一词“,意指独立的学科,是我们集中称之为,社会科学的多种学科之一。

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They also discussed the expanding number of Long Term Recovery Groups that continue to form in Puerto Rico since a strong push for them during a recovery from severe floods in 2008.

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For a relatively small number of short-term jobs, this administration and this Congress are poised to mortgage the economic future of my four boys and the millions of young Americans just like them.

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This is an incredibly multi-faceted issue with a number of long-term variables and players.

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