The biggest concern of pumping out water from this deep is the gradual settling down of the land surface.

从这么深的地方抽水，最大的问题是地表会逐渐下沉。

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Brendan pointed out the price of settling for mediocrity, even in a big organization.

布兰登指出了甘于平庸的代价，即便大公司也不能避免。

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My agent worked out a budget with the ad agency, finally settling on a number and I was booked on the job. One week later, I was in Los Angeles shooting.

我的经纪人与广告公司做了一个预算，最终定下了一个金额，而我就接下了这个活，一周之后，我便在洛杉矶开始了拍摄工作。

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Harvey gave up a leadoff homerun to Marlins prospect Christian Yelich before settling down to strike out four in 2 2-3 innings, and the New York Mets and Miami tied 8-8 on Saturday.

WSJ: Harvey gives up homer to Yelich; Mets, Marlins tie

With a cash discounted PE of 12, and earnings growth last quarter at 95%, and settling in the 40-50% range even 24 months out, this is an opportunity, not a liability in any portfolio.

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Circa 4.5% per year coming out of serial or otherwise lousy recessions, settling into a long-run average of 3.3%.

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