The rules are so tight on irradiation that you can't pull it out and use it when a new problem arises, and that's to the detriment of the American public.

这些规则在辐照方法中是如此严密，所以你不能从中退出，当新的问题出现时又拿出来用，这是对美国民众的一种伤害。

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When the tank is filled, it will fill in all the gaps and pull the plastic tight.

当水箱灌满之后，塑料膜就会填塞所有的缝隙并且拉紧。

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The adjective hasn't been built that can pull a weak or inaccurate noun out of a tight place.

形容词不能把一个无力、含糊的名词摆脱自己的困境。

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But farmers devoted more cropland to corn and soybeans as prices of those commodities rose, and when the U.S. economy rebounded in 2009, cotton supplies started to pull tight.

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"We have to pull ourselves tight, get out there and scrap hard to get ourselves back into the game, " said Moores.

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Tie in 3 or 4 places crosswise and 1 or 2 places lengthwise (twist the string around itself 3 times instead of just once before you pull it tight, so it won't loosen as soon as you let go).

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