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Secret passwords are often used to control access to computers.

密码常被用来控制对计算机的访问。

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An annual rainfall of four inches is often used to define the limits of a desert.

年降雨量4英寸通常被用来界定沙漠的界限。

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Kingpin is often used to describe an important criminal, or the leader of a criminal gang.

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Ruralness is often used to explain the distinctiveness of Southern writing and art and so on.

一般来说,乡村气息通常被归结为,南方文学艺术的特色

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Because of the sort of particular character of the bassoon sound, it's often used to play sort of funny, little low-note characters in the orchestra.

由于巴松管的声音有这种特点,它总是用来表现幽默,在管弦乐队中演奏比较低沉部分

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Banking regulators frown on this behaviour, as it is often used to disguise bad loans.

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However, coronary angiography is often used to diagnose exactly what's the cause of the chest pain.

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Words such as "informal", "quiet" or "easy-going" are often used to describe his manner.

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