It represents an increase in costs in order to maintain existing capabilities, relative to other countries.

相对于其他国家来说，这仅仅代表为了维持现有能力而增加的费用。

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Sasaki fang bond is one of them, he said, relative to other countries, in Japan, strict enterprise still in the majority.

佐佐木芳邦就是其中之一，他表示，相对其他国家而言，在日本，严谨的企业仍然占多数。

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Koreans are still charging hard, still obsessed with their position relative to other countries, but they are finally starting to enjoy their affluence by building themselves a better quality of life.

韩国人仍在努力前行，仍然很在意本国相对于其它国家的地位高低，但他们终于开始享受富足，为自己打造更高的生活质量。

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Yet results are getting worse, both in absolute terms and relative to other countries in South-East Asia.

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Life expectancy at birth for US women is rising in absolute terms but falling relative to other countries.

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But they have definitely coincided with a period when the number of public companies in America has dropped in both absolute terms and relative to other countries.

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