I was staggered at the amount of money the ring cost.

那戒指那么贵，我非常吃惊。

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Analysts predict that Digital will price the new line at less than half the cost of comparable IBM mainframes.

分析家们预测迪吉多公司会将其新线产品的价格定在低于可比的IBM公司大型主机成本的一半的水平。

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UR ensures the highest level of performance at the cost of some data inconsistency.

UR 以牺牲某些数据的不一致性为代价，确保了最高级别的性能。

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But lately,observers say, Prime Minister Erdogan appears to be seeking influence with Arabs at the cost of relations with Israel.

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As a result of the Freedom Rides, they had integrated interstate transportation, at great cost to the volunteers who rode those buses.

作为自由乘车运动的结果，州际间的交通被大大集中，不过这使那些乘坐巴士的志愿者们付出了极大的代价。

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This all came hard and at the cost, I'm sure, of a lot of human life and a lot of misery.

一切都变得艰难了,我确定,这夺走了很多人的生命,造成了很多痛苦

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For me, spending the early morning hours at the office became the cost of making it to concerts and soccer games.

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Couples who buy the bed as the result of spending a night at the hotel are refunded the cost of the room.

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Republicans in the Senate are balking at the cost of the subsidy to the public, noting that these are difficult economic times.

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