The cost of solar panels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of wind turbines by close to one-third in the past eight years.

在过去八年中，太阳能电池板的成本下降了80%，风力涡轮机的成本下降了近三分之一。

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We human beings have done a lot of things at the cost of the environment to develop economy quickly in the past few years.

在过去的几年里，为了快速发展经济，我们人类做了很多以环境为代价的事情。

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The case against banks goes something like this. Over the past 25 years, the cost of finance has been low and asset prices have generally been rising.

这起反对银行的案例看起来有点像这样，在过去的25年中，财政的花费比较低，而资产的价格却普遍在上升。

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And,U2's manager says the band has worked hard to make sure tickets are lower in cost than in the past so that fans can afford to attend the shows.

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Over much of the past 10 years Thailand has led the growing medical tourism market, as foreigners sought lower cost health services and ready access to treatment.

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In the past few months, the cost of wheat and sugar has more than doubled they say, and cooking gas, in constant short supply, can cost three times as much as it did a few months ago.

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This is a modest outlay by comparison with the past cost of servicing a loan.

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But even just a few lapses of concentration in the past have cost him dearly, and he has the scars to prove it.

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With coal prices rising about 6.7% annually over the past decade, cost competition from natural gas has had a big hit on profits.

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