At present much of this work is done by hand or by adapting existing instruments and devices.

在目前，这些研究是将现有的仪器和装置东拼西凑来进行的。

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If you are one of those executive types unhappy at your present post and embarking on a new Year's resolution to find a new one, here's a helping hand.

如果你是一个对目前的职位不满意，正着手去在新的一年里找到一个新的职位，这篇文章就是你的一个帮手。

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As things are at present, the publication of some good works may be held up for many years. This binds us hand and foot.

现在有的著作按目前的出版情况，要许多年才能印出来，这样就把自己捆死了。

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One of the highlights is the use of next-generation security cameras, with lenses that are sharp enough to see the faces of passengers from far away in much sharper and more recognisable detail than the present cameras at most US airports and can transmit those high-definition images to hand-held devices carried by guards patrolling the airport.

BBC: New measures in airport security

And when scrolling down the News Feed, at least four of those items remain dynamically present in the right-hand column.

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