Lower than, as on a graduated scale.

在…以下在…以下，如刻度尺上标示的。

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Staff members pay a "staff assessment", which is a form of income tax deducted from their gross salary according to a graduated scale.

这是一种从工作人员的薪金毛额中按累进比率扣缴的所得税，是一种固定税收，不允许有任何扣除项。

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The tube is graduated so that flow rate can be read directly on a linear scale.

管子上刻以标度，以便在线性标度上可以直接读出流动速率的数值。

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The resulting sum is assessed on a graduated scale that tops out at a rate near 50%.

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There is a graduated scale of degrees of independence from the most colonial of colonies to the most republican of sovereign Commonwealth states.

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