The quote mentioned how many minutes the ship saileth in an hour, and the reason for this is that in this case a minute isn’t a unit of time, but a measurement of angle.

其实，上面一段引文中的第二个minute并非时间单位。 它不是我们熟知的“分钟”，而是角度单位：分。

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The circular arc automatic door is reciprocating swing, and its motion parameters are the number of swing per minute, the size of the swing Angle and the travel speed ratio coefficient.

圆弧形自动门是往复摆动，其运动参数是每分钟摆动次数、摆角大小和行程速比系数等。

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Simulation and experimental results show that the tracking accuracy of the main axis control system is not bigger than 1 Angle minute and this fulfills the demands of ATP system.

仿真和实验结果表明，主轴控制系统的跟踪精度在1以内，满足AT P系统对精度的要求。

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The first clear goalscoring chance fell to Robert Garrett in the 19th minute but his free-kick clipped the angle of the post and crossbar.

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Friars' speculative effort clipped the angle of the post and bar in the ninth minute as Newry started brightly.

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It was obviously filmed by a camcorder in a cinema audience - with the camera at an angle for much of the film, out of focus for a two-minute spell, someone's head in the corner of the shot and the crowd's laughter on top of the soundtrack.

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