Nokia cut phone prices in late January, putting its cheapest smart phones on a collision course with mid-range phones from rivals Samsung and Sony Ericsson.

诺基亚上月底下调全线产品价格，令其最价廉的智能手机与竞争对手三星和索爱的中端手机产生直接竞争。

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Its cost will be borne by Russian taxpayers rather than by Gazprom, as the discount in gas prices to Ukraine will be provided by a cut in export duty paid by Gazprom to the Russian state.

这一代价将由俄国的纳税人承担，而不由俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司负担，因为出售给乌克兰的天然气的价格折扣将由免除该公司上交给国家的出口税来实现。

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But in rare circumstances, a big firm with cash in reserve may cut prices below costs in order to starve smaller rivals of revenue.

但极少数情况下，现金储备充裕的大公司可能会把售价降到成本之下，以达到断绝小公司资金收入的目的。

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Ministers are insisting that they will not capitulate to pressure from the protesters seeking a cut in petrol prices.

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Bulgaria's prime minister called for a sharp cut in electricity prices and revoking the license of the country's largest foreign-controlled power supplier.

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Mr Osborne announced in the Budget a 1p per litre cut in fuel duty in response to a recent surge in global oil prices, effective from 1800 GMT.

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