This friction tends to slow the speed of winds, making them far less efficient at dispersing pollutants.

这种摩擦往往会减慢风的速度，使它们吹散污染物的效率大大降低。

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For instance, some of the research in this area looks at the advantages of language knowledge in relation to the speed and accuracy of decision making when using multimedia such as gaming.

举例来说，这方面的一些研究注意到了在使用多媒体做决定的速度和准确性语言知识的优势，就像在游戏时。

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When BLOB data is written to a database, the data is not buffered but is written straight to disk, making the speed of the disk on which the data is located important.

当BLOB数据被写到数据库的时候，数据没有被缓存而是直接写到磁盘，这使得数据所在的磁盘速度变得很重要。

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U.N.spokesman in Colombo,Gordon Weiss, says the government is making an effort to speed up the pace of resettlement.

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But for students these days, it's often faster and neater to take notes on a laptop or similar device, making the speed of cursive far less important.

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He says his company can compete because of speed of delivery, superior engineering skills making tailor-made products and high precision equipment.

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This type of experiential, addictive learning improves decision-making skills and increases the processing speed and spatial skills of the brain.

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