While most people will still probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-based timing should be used when performing a job that requires more creativity.

虽然大多数人可能（在某种程度上）仍然需要按时限办事，但在执行需要更多创造力的工作时，应该使用基于任务办事的方式。

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Without strong gains in incomes, the growth in consumer spending has to a large extent been based on increases in house prices and credit.

因为没有强劲的收入增长，消费支出增长在很大程度上以房价上升和信贷增加为基础。

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Based on the extent, you calculate the width in which lines shall be drawn.

根据范围，计算所描绘的线的线宽。

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Agreed targets include: to increase the extent of land-based protected areas and national parks to 17% (up from 12.5%), to extend marine protected areas to 10% (up from under 1% at present), and to restore at least 15% of degraded areas through conservation and restoration.

UNESCO: Global Deal to Protect Nature

The continuing reluctance to engage to the greatest possible extent in flexible market-based ways of reducing emissions not only makes control of greenhouse gases vastly more expensive than it would otherwise be (a good thing, admittedly, in the view of many environmentalists).

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

In addition, Facebook (and, to a lesser extent, Twitter) hold location-based data that could be utilized for its users base.

FORBES: How The Web 'Check In' Is Growing Up