There is a legitimate debate over how deeply the U. S. military should invest in counterinsurgency capability at the expense of conventional capacity.

在常规能力的范围内，争论的焦点主要是美军到底应该投入多少军事能力。

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Worldwide case volume for all three drinks grew by only 2% in 2004 (and growth in North America was flat), suggesting that C2’s few sales came mostly at the expense of Coke and Diet Coke.

在世界范围情况下，总的三种饮料在2004年涨幅仅仅只有2%（在北美几乎就没有增长），还要考虑到C2那可怜的销售额却在可乐和健康可乐总营销花费中很大比例。

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But Boboro reminded himself constantly, realize the dream of tomorrow is established at the expense of today 's.

但柏波罗不断地提醒自己，实现明天的梦想是建立在今天的牺牲上面的。

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Gates also addressed criticism from some members of the U.S.Congress that the change will embolden Russia at the expense of America's European allies.

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They're already paying for public transport, so it's just kind of a financial expense they could do without.

他们已经向公共交通付钱了，所以，那只是一笔没有必要的财务支出。

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In a written statement, the top Republican in the House of Representatives, John Boehner of Ohio, accused the White House of empowering Russia at the expense of America's European allies.

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"We heard evidence of excessive profits at the public's expense, of a government paying out too much money... this is unacceptable, " Mr Bailey added.

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Ronald Reagan objected to LOST's creation of a supranational agency to govern the world's oceans at the expense of U.S. sovereignty and America's capacity to utilize and assure freedom of the seas .

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Freedom at sea, too

The fund's expense ratio of 0.5% and its turnover ratio of 25% are substantially below peer-group averages.

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