In the early 1100s a church building method was developed that reduced the stress on the walls so more space could be used for window openings allowing for large and quite elaborate window designs.

在公元1100年代早期，人们发明了一种建造教堂的方法，这种方法可以减少墙体的压力，这样就有更多的空间可以用来开窗户，就可以有更大、更精细的窗户设计。

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It has been proved that Low Till Farming increases harvests and reduces water use, and this method reduced the need for chemical products because there are fewer unwanted plants.

实践证明，低耕农业提高了作物产量，减少了用水量；而且，由于有害植物变少了，这种农业对化工产品的需求也降低了。

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Farmers and gardeners have turned the soil for centuries. But many now believe in no-till or reduced tillage, a method also called conservation tillage.

农民和园丁们耕作了几个世纪，但是现在他们中很多人开始采取少耕或免耕方法，也称保护性耕作。

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The University of North Carolina School of Medicine conducted a study that shows that by training local birth attendants in a method promoted by the World Health Organization, the number of still births was reduced by about 30 percent.

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The data showed, overwhelmingly, that the reduced-gas, more-air method of power management (called lean-of-peak, or LOP) worked best.

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