During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the entire site became covered with a layer of hard grey clay, which minimised further erosion.

在十七世纪和十八世纪，整个遗址被一层坚硬的灰色粘土覆盖，这极大减少了进一步的侵蚀。

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The opportunities for envelopes stuffed with banknotes to change hands are thus minimised.

于是，将塞满钞票的信封交给考官的机会被减至最低。

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Whoever did take it would surely manage in a way that minimised the risk of catastrophic failure.

不管谁曾经接手，他们都在试图使灾难性的失败最小化。

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It is essential that the painful impact of David Cameron's decisions is minimised wherever possible.

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It says the environmental consequences will be minimised by the conditions attached to the proposed schemes.

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Now competition has minimised that advantage (and no longer always in favour of the Japanese).

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