Before the last decision, three of the five cities gave up bidding for the 2024 Olympics because of worries over cost.

在最后决定之前，五个城市中有三个因为担心成本而放弃申办2024年奥运会。

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But the insane bidding in overseas auction houses has brought the cost of Chinese relics to ridiculous levels.

但是，在海外拍卖行进行的疯狂拍卖行为使中国文物价格上涨到非常荒谬的程度。

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In this paper author introduces the application of this article in road bidding, construction management, engineering schedule, engineering quality, engineering cost and contract management.

着重论述了本条款在公路投标、施工组织、工程进度、工程质量、工程费用、合同管理各个阶段中的应用。

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Toby Syfret of Enders Analysis, a consultancy, argues that the BBC's heavy spending is in fact bidding up the cost of presenters and programmes, making it harder for Channel 4 and the other networks to survive.

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This has the effect of lowering the median bidding price, sometimes below cost, which can knock out legitimate competitors.

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Still, we're sure the standard will find a way to operate just fine, but unless a bidding war breaks out and the cost for mobile TV plummets due to all this competition, we're not really sure all these like-minded options are entirely necessary.

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