That's exactly why a VAT -- which is like a national sales tax collected at each stage of the production process, rather than at the final point of sale -- should be resisted.

这才是我们必须反对VAT——这是一种全国性的营业税，它是对每个生产过程都收税，而不是在消费的最后环节收取——的真正原因。

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A further 3.9% were in foreclosure, the legal process that settles defaults and thereby adds to the glut of homes for sale.

还有3.9%的屋主已经“丧失房屋回赎权”，这种处理逾期欠款的法律手段将房屋收回以待拍卖，因此使得待售房屋过剩的情况更加严重。

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They say they are only finishing a long process of creating rules for production and sale.

他们只是想结束为产品和销售制定规则这样一个长期的过程。

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Kodak's motion outlines a sale process that is open to all qualified bidders subject to the rules of the bidding procedures.

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As a result of the sale process, Verizon Wireless signed agreements with seven companies, including one national carrier, five rural or regional carriers and one minority-owned firm.

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Both parties would be better off if they could agree to use a less time-consuming and stressful process for deciding on a sale price.

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