Kruger's scheme aims to boost the ability of the oceans to absorb CO2 but to do so in a way that helps reduce rather than increase ocean acidity.

Kruger的方案旨在加强海洋吸收二氧化碳的能力，而且这样做可同时减少海洋的酸性，而不是增加。

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When the cutting speed is over 500 metres per second, cutting temperatures decrease rather than increase.

当切削速度超过每秒500米时，切削温度下降而不是上升。

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If tenants begin to move out because of the poor performance of their showers, profits for Sunnyside will decrease rather than increase.

倘若房客因为淋浴问题而搬迁出去，那么阳光公司的利润不但不会增加反而会减少。

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Experts at the Census Bureau estimate that more than sixty percent of Hispanic growth was from "natural increase" rather than migration.

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She hoped that the government would help bring down health-care costs rather than increase them.

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Arsenal then eased into a steady rhythm, content to maintain their lead rather than increase it.

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