Given the scale of the spending, some money is sure to have been wasted, but by and large, investment in roads, railways and the electricity grid will help China sustain its growth in the years ahead.

在如此大规模的支出背景下，一些钱肯定是打水漂了，但是总的来说，大兴道路，铁路和电网会对中国未来数年的持续增长起到帮助。

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The investment scale is too large.

投资规模偏大。

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At the stage of exploration and development, the working procedures of drilling operation are various, operation is complicated, and the characters are high investment, large-scale, and high risk.

在油田开发与勘探中，钻井作业工序繁多，操作复杂，具有高投入、大规模、高风险的特点。

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Clearly the survival of the mill would require large-scale investment which may be hard to find.

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Either would represent another wasted opportunity to make a critical large-scale investment in our clean tech competitiveness and a future free from oil.

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According to a Scottish government official talking to property specialists this week, these large-scale investment packages could be backed with government support to reduce risk.

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