If the company gets too leveraged then there's too high a probability that the company will fail and there are costs to bankruptcy.

如果公司的杠杆率太高,那么公司倒闭的可能性会极高,然后会产生破产费用

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They will do it as long as the home price is high relative to their construction costs.

只要房价相对建筑成本有利可图,建造商们就不会停止步伐

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If men stay overnight", they argued, "The costs to the college will increase."

她们反对道，留男士过夜会增加学校的开销“

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