This means that some wells may even need to undergo desalination after extraction, thus increasing the cost.

这意味着一些井甚至在开采后还需要进行海水淡化，这增加了成本。

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The results of the company's cost-cutting measures are evident in its profits, which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell over the last two years.

该公司削减成本措施的结果在利润上体现得很明显，在过去两年利润下滑之后，今年前三个月的利润增长了5%。

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The Federation of Thai Industries says the political conflict could cost the tourism industry more than $1 billion, after images of deadly clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces were flashed across the world.

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The title comes from one of her thoughts during this time: "These were the lovely bones that had grown around my absence: the connections - sometimes tenuous, sometimes made at great cost, but often magnificent that happened after I was gone."

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For example: The after-inflation cost of sugary soda has declined by an estimated 48% over the past 20 years.

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This means the after-tax cost for the business, and therefore the net cash flow, for the daughter is lower.

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With all these different tax breaks, coordinating these opportunities to minimize the after-tax cost of sending a child to college is quite a challenge.

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