"That's all I've been hearing from them over the past year, is concern verging on panic about the changing cost structure in China, " he said.

去年一整年我都听到他们在担心抱怨中国的成本结构的转变。

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Input switching: budget term which means managers can change budget allocations as a result of changing cost pressures over the range of expense accounts.

投入转换：预算术语，指当成本对整个支出帐户的压力发生变化时，经理可以改变预算的分配。

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Changing building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy efficient, but still carry great cost.

变化的建筑法规，不断发展的品味，加上保养这些美丽而老旧的指示牌所需的高昂成本，都让商家们更欢迎 LED 灯，虽然 LED 灯节省能源，但是成本依然很高。

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Market conditions are rapidly changing the cost of fuel.

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But one detail that does seem to be new is the possibility of changing the way cost of living increases are laid out, changing the inflation measure and it could result in smaller increases.

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In his interview Sunday, Kasich expressed caution about proposals to reform Social Security by raising minimum age requirements for recipients or changing the way cost of living allocations are figured.

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