In an industry driven by scale, small volumes lead to high costs.

汽车制造属规模行业，产量小必然造成高成本。

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The buildings are rarely more than five storeys high and are tightly packed, befitting an industry that was once close-knit and small-scale.

这些建筑排列紧密，很少有超过五层的，很适于过去那种彼此联系紧密的小规模产业。

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The problem is not on the same scale: synthetic ETFs and ETNs are a small proportion of the industry.

问题严重程度有所不同：综合型etfs和ETNs是该行业的一小部分。

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The FAO report says developing countries will need to strengthen disease control regulations, as well as improve environmental controls and minimize the dislocation of small farmers as the livestock industry continuesto grow and concentrate into large-scale enterprises.

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And the requirement that 30% of goods be procured from small-scale industries, what happens when the small-scale industry grows and is no longer deemed small?

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They are so confident about their work that they believe the fungus technique could lead to small-scale industry in towns across Africa, where the spores could be grown on sorghum and rice flour.

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Meeting schedules and building on this sales base is critical if the company (and, by extension Japan) is going to be a player in the small scale passenger jet industry.

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