The ability to control demand would make it easier to fit large amounts of intermittent renewable energy into the electricity system without running expensive backup generation.

拥有控制需求的能力，意味着电力公司无需维持昂贵的应急发电设备，就可以较轻易的使大量间断的可再生能源回输至电力系统。

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I could try to move towards self-employment, but the benefits system appears not to be geared up towards self-employment or intermittent work.

我想尝试走向自谋职业，但福利制度并不会全力支持自谋职业或间歇性的工作。

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He had a three-brush motor, with dynamic brake and intermittent on one speed only—his system was a concatenation of a lot of different ideas.

迪肯说，“他有一个三刷马达，配有动态制动和以均速间歇——他的系统将不同想法综合串联在了一起。

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Since communications are sketchy in the rugged terrain of the war zones, the system is designed for intermittent connection.

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In October, the system was plagued with intermittent performance issues.

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Seed varieties suited to Africa's difficult conditions where crops are watered by intermittent rains, not by a reliable system of irrigation were invented.

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