She crawled forward inch by inch.

她一点一点地往前爬。

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Fortunately we have good river water which we can cart in from upstream while the drilling - inch by inch - continues.

还好，在钻井一英寸一英寸向前推进时，还有水质很好的河水可用，我们用车从上游运水过来。

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Measuring just 1/8th of an inch by 1/4 of an inch, this is the world's smallest working train model by David Smith Photo: BARCROFT

大卫·史密斯的世界上最小火车模型，仅有1/8英寸*1/4英寸大小（约合3.2毫米*6.4毫米）。

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We know that we stand on other shoulders and step by step, inch by inch, we make progress.

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We did it by summoning the courage to persevere, and adapt, and push this country forward, inch by inch.

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The Clinton Administration does, though, and Washington seems to be creeping up to the ground-troop question only inch by reluctant inch.

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