That allows them to anticipate and pre-empt the intrusion of water into their Wells, say, or the failure of equipment.

换言之，也就是他们得以未雨绸缪，能预知水侵入他们的水井干扰和一台设备损坏和在此发生前抢先采取行动。

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The Buchholz Relay is used as a protective device sensitive to the effects of dielectric failure inside the equipment.

作为安全装置，布赫继电器对于设备内的电介质故障是非常敏感的。

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The installers will choose expensive, high-quality products to reduce the risk of failure (which would mean refitting the equipment at their own expense).

安装人员会选择价高质优的产品以减少失败的风险（即自掏腰包重新安装设备）。

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"To change the course in order to help some of the teams with a performance problem caused by their failure to bring suitable equipment to the race would be a breach of the rules and grossly unfair to those teams which have come to Indianapolis with the correct tyres, " the FIA said.

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The device was installed to protect the Superdome equipment in case of a cable failure between the switchgear and the stadium.

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The Coast Guard said its goal for the investigation is to determine as much as possible about the cause of the tragedy and whether it was linked to equipment or material failure.

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