Schools that show a decrease in deliberate destruction of property can receive the amount of money that would be spent on repairs and replacements.

如果校内故意破坏公物的行为减少，那么学校就可以获得用于维修和更换物品的资金。

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An example would be scraping your fingernail across the table top to increase or decrease volume on your media player.

比如说，可以在桌面上轻划手指来提高或是降低媒体播放器的音量。

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High school students' lack of a historical knowledge base can partially be explained by the decrease in class time spent on social studies at the elementary level.

高中生缺少基础的历史知识总体上是因为他们花更少的时间在学习基本社会学科上。

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In any case the decision to decrease expenditures on defense and law enforcement can only be taken by the president said a highly placed government official.

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The year-on-year growth rate will be 43% in 2011, but will decrease to 13% over the next five years.

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