For instance, the time that the BIOS delays for device probes could be adjusted, if you know that a given system has no devices that take 5 to 10 seconds for a probe.

例如，如果我们知道某个给定系统上没有需要花费5到10秒进行探测的设备，就可以调节用来进行设备探测所进行的BIOS延时。

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It seems like small things shouldn't take a long time to do, changing a diaper for instance, but everything takes so much time when you add it together.

小事情看上去不怎么花时间，像是换尿片，但是把这些事情都加起来所花的时间就相当多了。

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Work life may invade home life — when a parent is taking job-related calls at home, for instance — or household issues may start to take up work time.

工作会“侵占”到家庭生活，比如，由于工作需要，在家里接打电话；或者因为处理家庭琐事而占用了工作时间。

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Take, for instance, the time I met Mary.

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For instance, many executives don't take the time to understand what alters the financing of their customers' purchases, or what their investors' or lenders' ultimate incentives are.

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For instance, powerful mages are granted the "Time Warp" ability which lets them take eight minutes longer to finish an exam.

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