On the other hand, this is not to say money and effort shouldn‘t be spent on humans.

另一方面，这并不是说金钱和努力不应该花在人类身上。

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A bird, by singing, may forfeit time that could otherwise be spent on other important behaviors such as foraging or resting.

一只鸟，通过唱歌，可能会失去原本可以花在其他重要行为上的时间，比如觅食或休息。

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Approximately $150 million is to be spent on improvements.

大概1.5亿美元将花在改进上。

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Innovative companies spend big money on team-building and they spend much more,most likely, than is going to be lost for those few days in the few hours that are spent on the brackets,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

"There are a host of efficiencies that can be gained without increasing our personnel or our budget, but rather decreasing the amount of money that's spent on unnecessary things in order to fund some of the critical initiatives that we've all talked about,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

Mr Hebditch said local farmers would prefer the money to be spent on dredging the rivers.

BBC: From the section Somerset

He is calling for more money to be spent on research into more reliable tests.

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Money saved by residents on transportation costs can be spent on housing, goods, and services.

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