Since participants in AoT events come from all over the world, travel is always an issue, not just because of the expenses, but also the travel time.

由于AoT活动的参与者来自世界各地，旅行总是一个问题，不只是由于旅行费用，还在于旅行时间问题。

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In many cases executives issue blanket orders to their buyers and purchasing departments to reduce expenses by some arbitrary number like 20%.

很多主管会给公司的采购员和采购部门发总订单，随便定出一个成本降低目标，例如减少20%之类。

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At present, the energy issue has become one of the most concern problems of the world, cutting down expenses become a common concern of study.

目前，能源问题已成为世界上最引人关注的问题之一，开源节流成为各国共同关注的研究课题。

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Mostly missing from the scene is the expenses issue which so dominated the last parliament.

BBC: Time to salute the post-2010 election Parliament

But before we deal with long-term plans, we have to deal with the expenses issue.

BBC: Cameron's data speech in full

As MPs' earnings fell over time behind those of bankers and family doctors, and as their role changed to include constituency work better done by local councillors, they could have debated, openly and from first principles, the issue of pay and expenses.

ECONOMIST: Political expenses scandal