I hold to my belief that development shouldn't be at the cost of the environment.

我坚信发展不应该以环境为代价。

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We can't make money at the cost of the environment.

我们不能以环境为代价来赚钱。

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We human beings have done a lot of things at the cost of the environment to develop economy quickly in the past few years.

在过去的几年里，为了快速发展经济，我们人类做了很多以环境为代价的事情。

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"I want to tell mayors, county chiefs and heads of big companies: Don't just chase GDP growth, don't chase the biggest profits at the expense of our children and grandchildren, and at the cost of sacrificing our ecological environment, " Chen told Reuters.

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In both cases HP could have entered the the search and big data environment at a cost of tens of millions, not billions.

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He warned about the dangers of consumerism, adding, "if it is growth at any cost the marine environment may be at risk".

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