High costs limit many technological solutions: Water desalination, for example, is not only expensive but requires a huge amount of energy, another resource in short supply.

高额的成本限制许多解决方案：如水脱盐不仅需要高额的花费，而且要求巨大的能源，这同样也是个缺乏的资源。

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A successful business, not only to provide high quality products, but also have high work efficiency and control costs.

一个成功的企业，不仅要提供高质量的产品，还要有高的工作效率，并控制成本。

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Only a few simple white lines, it seems that there can not see how high parking costs.

只有几个简单的白线，似乎看不出有多么高停车费用。

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Meanwhile, its competitors were putting together global purchasing networks that were not only more responsive, but were not locked into high costs linked to the strength of sterling.

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Not only would it reduce tax savings for mortgages, charitable gifts, high medical costs, and the like, it would also curb tax breaks for owners of municipal bonds, workers who buy health insurance, and those who earn money overseas.

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Not only can they spend inordinately on shaky bets, but they may lock companies into wrong approaches because high upfront costs create reluctance to invest further in adjusting losing propositions.

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