This arrangement lasted until the 1930s, when the invention of short-wave wireless improved and cut communications costs.

这种安排一直持续到1930年，当时的无线短波改善和降低了通讯费用。

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Imagine you could wave a magic wand and boost the yield of the world's crops, cut their cost, use fewer-fossil fuels to grow them and reduce the pollution that results from farming.

想像一下你可以挥舞魔杖来提高世界农作物的产量，降低成本，使用更少的矿物燃料来种植庄稼并且减少由此带来的污染。

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The giant Tsunami wave that devastated the northeast coast of Japan wiped out the region's coastal fishing industry, and cut the country's total seafood production by a quarter.

巨大的海啸摧毁了日本东北部沿岸，使该地区的渔业化为乌有，而且将国家总的海产品削减了一半。

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This is combined with a mass wave of cut-backs in the public sector.

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In addition, Ahluwalia also designed a new engagement ring for Royal Asscher called Legacy in which the signature Asscher cut diamond serves as the center stone of the platinum wave-like ring, with diamonds of different cuts detailing each side of the ring.

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