The glacier incurs stresses due to the change in the bed-rock topography it flows over, the lack of pressure in front of it and the reduction in thickness at the front.

由于它经过的床岩地势变化，以及它的前部缺乏压力，厚度缩小，冰川遭受到压力。

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A three to four point reduction in diastolic blood pressure would reduce the incidence of coronary artery disease by 20 per cent.

心脏舒张压3到4个点的降低将减少20%冠状动脉疾病的发病率。

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A one-gram-per-day reduction in salt consumption results in a small drop of systolic blood pressure of 0.8 mm Hg, she said.

每天减少摄入一克盐能令收缩压降低0.8毫米汞柱。

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"About 48 percent of this reduction was associated with improvements in risk factors, so for instance there was a reduction in blood pressure and total cholesterol, (and) in smoking."

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