In general larger firms grew at the expense of smaller ones.

总体来说，大企业靠牺牲小企业成长起来。

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Within the industry large agencies gained at the expense of smaller ones.

行业内小旅行社入不敷出，大旅行社枝繁叶茂。

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Lead-acid batteries with thicker electrodes can tolerate such "deep" discharges better than those with thin ones, but only at the expense of making a heavy battery even heavier.

采用厚电极的铅酸电池可以比采用薄电极的铅酸电池更能容忍这种“深度”的放电，但只能以生产更为沉重的重电池作为代价。

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Within the industry large agencies gained at the expense of smaller ones.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

In general larger firms grew at the expense of smaller ones.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

In neighbouring Saudi Arabia, reports suggest an indebted family conglomerate is trying to resolve its debts by favouring local banks at the expense of foreign ones.

ECONOMIST: Dubai's debt mountain