New design specifications and a lack of competition in the nuclear construction industry were blamed from the increase in costs.

全新的设计规范及核电设施建筑业缺乏竞争被斥为成本剧增的源头。

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The prefab technology can improve quality of tunnels, increase tunnel construction speed, and reduce tunnel costs.

隧道预制技术能够提高隧道施工质量，增加隧道修建速度，降低隧道建设成本。

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Construction project cost control and claims is intended to reduce project costs, increase economic efficiency.

施工项目成本控制和索赔的目的，在于降低项目成本，提高经济效益。

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Aside from the obvious fact that any such tax would be passed along to consumers in the form of even higher fuel costs, such an artificial increase to the operating costs of every personal, business and construction vehicle used in the country would have a chilling effect on our fragile economic recovery.

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In July, he pardoned 19 convicted criminals, including several who had been exonerated, and in August called a special legislative session to consider reducing state construction costs in order to increase money for schools.

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The chamber said a recent survey had shown almost half of construction and manufacturing companies had been badly affected, with 60% also reporting an increase in costs.

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