In places, the water table is declining at a rate of a meter a year, necessitating the periodic deepening of wells and the use of ever-more-powerful pumps.

在一些地方，水位正以每年一米的速度下降，需要定期加深井并使用更强大的水泵。

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After 1990, that rate of decrease went up to 1.1 watts per square meter per year.

20世纪90年代之后，这一数字增加到了1.1瓦特每平方米/年。

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Because of Alzheimer's, cancer, brain damage, intense pain or other constrictions, they do not rate very high on the Quality of Life meter.

由于患有老年痴呆症、癌症、脑损害、剧烈疼痛或其它压力，在生活质量表中他们没有估计很高。

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He predicted the cage that is used will have a diameter of 55 centimeters (21.7 inches) to 60 centimeters (23.6 inches) and will be pulled upward at a rate of one meter per second, meaning each man could make the trip in 10 to 12 minutes.

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This is not a year to hunker down in money market funds or to seek safety in government bonds (which in fact rate high on the risk meter).

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When electricity first came here, dos Santos says, the utility charged a flat rate to entice people to go on the meter.

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