It grows smaller year by year.

它一年比一年小。

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Thus, the number of men who meet their requirements gradually grows smaller.

因此，能满足她们要求的男性就变得更少了。

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As John Templeton and the dedicated (and often courageous) people in these endeavors know, these are microsteps toward a macrogoal: a planet that grows not only smaller but also better.

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It makes sense that a company like BlackBerry would want to focus primarily on the core OS and features first and tackle smaller things like extra settings and options iteratively as the platform grows and progresses.

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