Clearly price promotions generally run at a loss, otherwise there would be more of them.

很明显，价格促销通常都是亏本进行的，否则会有更多的促销活动。

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If speculators on the futures markets get carried away, pushing prices so high that refineries run at a loss, they will simply shut down, causing the price to fall again.

如果期货市场的投机商被冲昏了头，将价格抬到了炼油厂要负债经营的地步，这些工厂只须一关门，油价就会回落。

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Sure, your heart will have to work at a higher heart rate for awhile when you run, which is good for heart health, but if your goal is calorie loss, it doesn't matter which one you do.

当然，你跑一英里的话，心跳会更快，这对你的心脏健康是有好处的。但是，如果你的目标只是单纯的想燃脂的话，无论是跑步或是走路都是可以的。

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All of our leisure centres run at a loss and so if they close, we obviously lose more money.

BBC: Strike may close Swindon leisure centres at weekends

Many football clubs across the world are run at a loss by rich men, either for the love of the game or to boost their ego.

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What if the decision you make to protect long-term viability eliminates near term profit, or even causes the company to pivot entirely or to temporarily run at a loss?

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