Initially shocking, these sights serve to inspire some of the more enigmatic metaphors of the film.

这些景象尽管初看起来很惊人，它带来的灵感却激发了电影中一些更为神秘的隐喻。

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These companies initially agreed to bear all expenses, expecting to sign up 10-25% of each city's population for a fee-based wireless service.

起初，这些公司预计每座城市会有10 ~ 25%的居民签约收费无线服务，因而同意负担所有费用。

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Initially all these filter properties were optional.

开始时所有这些过滤器属性都是可选的。

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And I am saying suppose these form, as they have to initially, in the gas phase.

我想说假设这些形式，就和它们气相中的一样。

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Although the reduced risk of major vascular events in these trials was initially offset by an increased risk of major bleeding, both these effects diminished over time, leaving only the reduced risk of cancer from 3 years and onwards (an absolute reduction of 3 cases per 1000 patients per year, 12 per 1000 control versus 9 per 1000 in aspirin groups).

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Initially these parties were hush-hush affairs and heavy security was hired to scare off automotive spies.

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Initially these robots will be pretty basic, but that is unlikely to put people off, he says.

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